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Happy 80thGarnet and Gold musical theatre group celebrates with a production of Dahl’s Willy Wonka.

ARTS&LIT, PAGE 20

Final ThoughtsWith the Memorial Library gone, Editor-in-Chief John Brannen looks back on the University’s decision.

OP-ED, PAGE 19

January 12, 2012 It’s the end of the world as we know it since 1875 Vol. 141 Iss. 13ATHE RGOSY

Mount Allison’s Independent Student Newspaper

Block-plan education

Elise Dolinsky

Features Writer

Universities test novel approach

This is a problem that university students are all too familiar with: it’s a few weeks into the term and suddenly you realize that you have an important assignment due for every single one of your classes. Then, only a few weeks later, you have to write all your midterms in one week. The pattern of intense stress and temporary relief replays itself semester after semester, but now many smaller

Canadian universities are exploring an alternative course plan.

While traditionally universities require students to take an average of five courses s i m u l t a n e o u s l y over a five-month semester, an increasing number of universities are now offering “ b l o c k - p l a n ” e d u c a t i o n a l programs, where students take one three-and-a-half week intensive course at a time. The workload for each course is the same, except it is distributed more evenly throughout

the year. Schools that have tried block-

plan classes have been very happy with the results and claim that the new method helps to engage students in what they are learning. In addition, block-plan courses generally make it easier for teachers to include fieldwork in their schedule and force the students to focus fully on one class at

a time.So far there is only one university

in Canada that offers a block-plan-

only curriculum. Quest University, a private institution in Squamish, B.C., launched its block program five years ago, and says it has been quite successful; many students have enrolled in the university primarily because of the program. A few public universities have begun to discuss the prospect of launching block courses.

The University of Northern British Columbia will test out a block program for their geography courses, starting in 2013, and Algoma president Richard Myers is pushing for his university to start a block-plan curriculum.

The approach was particularly effective at developing collaborative and leadership skills among students.

Tom HermanVP Academic

Acadia University

EMERGING, PAGE 9For details about the current status of reading week courses see next week’s Argosy.

Volleyball in style

Robert Murray

Sports Editor

Warm-up tournament results in successful Saturday

The Mount Allison University women’s volleyball team hosted an invitational tournament last Saturday as a precursor to the 2012 portion of the ACAA volleyball schedule. With some solid play as a result of the team’s determination and coaching by Andrew MacDonald, Mt. A walked away with a perfect record after three matches. The University of New Brunswick at Saint John Sea Wolves (UNBSJ), Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams (NSAC) and a club level squad from the University of Prince Edward Island Panthers (UPEI) all took part in the event.

The first match, played bright and early Saturday morning, featured the second ranked Rams versus the fourth place Mounties. After some back and forth action, the Mounties took charge of the first set 25-11. The second set featured both teams trading points at will. Unfortunately, both sides gave up several points off of serves that sailed wide. The Rams took advantage of the miscues, taking a 25-19 decision, setting up the decisive second set (the matches were shortened to best out of three sets for time purposes). The third set again was even, but this time the breaks went the way of the side from Sackville, NB, as Mt. A took the final set 15-11 before an energetic home crowd.

The next two matches for Mt. A went much easier as the sixth ranked Sea Wolves from UNBSJ faced the Mounties. The match was decided in two sets with Mt. A winning both 25-16 and 25-17 respectively. The final game featured a club team from UPEI facing off against the defending ACAA champions and went much the

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The Mountie Women’s Volleyball team won three straight games over the weekend as they played UNBSJ, NSAC and UPEI at home.

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Mount Allison's women's hockey player Courtney King fights for the puck. Mount Allison won 8-1 against Saint Mary’s University.

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If everything goes as planned, Mount Allison will have a brand new website this summer.The website redesign comes at the heels of the now-complete branding project and will easily incorporate the school’s new visual identity.The project, a joint effort between Marketing and Communications and Computing services, will involve contracting a web design firm to create a website created with input from students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The website has become an important communication tool for new students and it is important the site meet the expectations of a range of audiences, not least of which is perspective students.

Marc-Alexandre Chartrand, a fourth year international relations student said that when he was considering coming to Mt. A, the website was the only outlet he had to find out more about the school. He said he found it difficult to navigate and was concerned that the current graphics and layout of the website would not impress current students looking at it. Others were more concerned about navigability and ease of use. Geoff Hutchinson noted “It needs to be easy to find what you’re looking for. It needs to be streamlined. It needs to be intuitive.” Current students are not alone. According to the 2011 E-Expectations Report by Noel-Levitz, one in five students said they removed a school from consideration because of a bad experience on an institution’s website.

The administration, for its part is taking online communication seriously. In his community-wide e-mail in December, President Campbell seemed in agree in his e-mail, “As many in our community appreciate, a university’s web site is integral to the way it communicates internally and externally, to making a good first impression, to strengthening our reputation... Each year our community and audiences expect more from our web site, and we must be able to deliver on those expectations if we are to

achieve our mission.”Julie Stephenson, VP Communication for

the SAC thought it was a step in the right direction. “The website redesign project shows Mt. A is interested in developing their online presence and the services they can provide to students.”

Tony Frost, Director of Marketing and Communications noted that the new website is needed for a number of reasons, to make needed upgrades, to integrate the new brand elements, and the ability to publish content on the website more easily. He said the website update an important project for the university’s reputation. “It has huge implications for student recruitment, for fundraising, for academics,... campus life” and other current student needs. Mt. A will be contracting an outside vendor in order to update the website from HTML-based templates to a Content Management System (CMS) which aims to greatly improve the appearance and ease of use of the website. Currently, the school uses HTML templates that few people can work with, but the new CMS will be forms based which will allow content managers to edit content from any internet-enabled computer. Spec i f ic a l l y, the site will lead to all staff and faculty having personal pages they can update t h e m s e l v e s , in addition to content editors who will manage pages at different levels (academic d e p a r t m e n t s , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e departments, etc).

In December, the University sent out a request for proposals and r e c e i v e d nearly a dozen submissions. The school plans to select a firm for

design process and discovery phase by the end of the month and hold the first of the focus groups as early as February. Various groups will provide input at different stages of the process, including having usability groups test the website to ensure that people can easily find what they’re looking for.

Frost said that while there will be allowances made for different groups that require some flexibility there will be an emphasis on consistency across the site. “Students are coming from all over the world and they’re accessing your site from different areas... and they need to know they’re on the Mt. A site, they’re not on some site that’s not associated with the University.”

Asked about the school’s social media presences, Frost noted that it is, in fact, a growing part of communicating and it will be integrated into the site, but that it needs to be used strategically.

He ended by saying that the project is long overdue at the school and that the university needs to adapt to changing technology. “...it’s vital that what we have makes it easy to connect with each other right from the start but also on an ongoing basis.”

There will be a dedicated website to update the c om mu n i t y as the project progresses . A n y questions or comments should be d i r e c t e d to Tony Frost at t f r o s t @mta.ca.

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University plans website redesignGeoffrey Campbell

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One of the last remaining ‘Occupy’ camps in Canada was dismantled earlier this month without incident. Protesters camping in Phoenix Square outside Fredericton City Hall received an eviction notice ordering the encampment to end by January 1.

The mayor of Fredericton, Brad Woodside, announced via his Twitter account that the camp had been "dismantled without incident” after the camp was removed by city staff, accompanied by a single police officer in the early morning of January 3.

Fredericton protesters began their occupation of Phoenix Square on October 15 and had built a structure consisting of a wooden frame and tarps in which a few protesters were living at the time of the forced eviction. According to the City of Fredericton, the shed-like structure was in violation of several city by-laws.

Mayor Woodside hand-delivered the notice and met with the protesters to explain the decision

to evict the group. Woodside felt that public support for the protest had decreased in recent weeks and concerns about sanitation ultimately led to the eviction.

Although the camp has been torn down, Woodside, who was present when the camp was removed, encouraged protesters to continue in spite of this decision.

"I hold the right to protest as a sacred right, I support it, and I have invited them to be at city hall from dusk to dawn every day with their protest signs, like anybody else."

Fredericton protesters aren’t taking the eviction lying down. They have declared that they will be challenging the decision in court. The group’s lawyer plans to argue that they have a right to remain, based on provisions in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms dealing with freedom of expression and freedom of assembly.

One occupier legally changed his address to Phoenix Square in the hopes that this would help their argument for continuing their occupation.

Julian Renaud, an Occupy protester, said he wants to challenge Woodside’s eviction order in front of a judge."I wish the mayor had taken

Occupy Canada loses its last remaining stronghold

Fredericton’s occupation camp dismantled by city officials

Carly Levy

News Writer

it to court actually and filed for an injunction against us in the court,” he said.

Renaud explained that if the court decides the group doesn't have a legal right to stay outside of city hall, then

they will respect that ruling.

The Occupy M o v e m e n t has become an i n t e r n a t i o n a l effort to protest income inequality and social injustice.

Prompted by a suggestion in a Vancouver-based anti-consumerist magazine to stand

up against the disproportionate power of the US corporate elite, a group began to accumulate in New York’s Zuccotti Park near the New York Stock Exchange and Federal Reserve.

Since then, the movement has grown exponentially and spread throughout North America and across the Pacific to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Sydney.

The Occupy Movement was just one of the major social and political protests that occurred in 2011, but it had the farthest reach, and contributed to Time Magazine’s decision to name ‘The Protester’ as the person of the year.

The movement, which actually started in Canada, has fizzled out over the past month with many camps being dismantled across the country.

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I hold the right to protest as a sacred right, I support it, and I have invited them to be at city hall from dusk to dawn every day with their protest signs, like anybody else.

Brad WoodsideMayor of Fredericton

Students and residents of Sackville may soon be finding transportation issues a bit easier. EOS Eco-Energy is nearing completion of a number of community consultations as part of a two-year project to develop a sustainable transportation system within the Tantramar region.

After carrying out research on various community transportation systems across the country and conducting interviews with their relative staff and volunteers, EOS is proposing a three-pronged transportation system within the Tantramar region. This will include common transportation via bus or shuttle, a car-sharing cooperative, and a carpooling program that will be available for all residents and students. “A sustainable transportation system will not only address environmental concerns but also address social barriers and boost economic activity,” said Executive Director of EOS Katie Friars.

Each of the three proposed transportation strategies is aimed at a variety of ages and individual n e e d s . C o m m o n transportation would involve a scheduled service through Tantramar communities, as well as a dial-a-ride service for individuals, typically seniors, who need a vehicle to get to medical appointments or for groceries. A car-sharing cooperative would involve a process wherein members would buy into the cooperative and have access to a pool of vehicles. The membership fee would be refundable, and would pay for maintenance, insurance, and gas costs for transportation. There are also plans to create a region-wide carpooling network to coordinate people commuting

to work. With students expressing

concerns about transportation within Tantramar, the initiative has the potential to facilitate student transportation without the need for individual student car-owners. “Transportation options in Sackville are inadequate,” commented fourth-year Mount Allison student Geoff Campbell. “With the bus strike, people had trouble getting home for the holidays. Getting to Amherst or Moncton is always a challenge and arranging for a time to carpool can be difficult.”

The idea for a rural transportation system was sparked last year during community discussions held in Port Elgin, Sackville, Memramcook, and Dorchester. These discussions were a part of Tantramar 2040, a sustainability plan balancing social, economic, and environmental concerns that was developed by EOS and the Tantramar Planning District Commission.

EOS hopes to have a draft transportation proposal ready for March 31, with plans to develop a business plan and seek out funding for the end proposal in the upcoming year.

EOS Eco-Energy will be hosting a free workshop on January 29 at the Marshlands Inn to discuss the implementation of transportation systems in Tantramar communities. Guest speakers will discuss community transportation

networks in Nova Scotia, as well as a c a r- s h a r i n g p r o g r a m in British C o l u m b i a . T h e r e will be an oppor t un it y f o r

participants to provide feedback on transportation options for the Sackville area, and help develop the model for their community. The workshop will run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm, and lunch will be provided.

EOS is a non-profit organization, incorporated in 2003, that is “dedicated to energy sustainability in Tantramar and pursues that goal by active collaboration on research, education, projects and action with individuals, communities, and organizations in the region,” according to its website.

Wheels turning for Tantramar transportationEOS Eco-Energy to host talks on transportation in Sackville

Rachel Gardner

News Editor

Transportation options in Sackville are inadequate

Geoff CampbellMt. A Student

Protesting Numbers

$405,000 Average yearly earning of Canada’s 1%

32% Percentage of total income growth taken by the 1% over the last decade

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St. Thomas University’s Student Union (STUSU) offered a bus service to help students get home for the holidays. With the Acadian Lines bus service disruption in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island now in its second month, the STUSU chartered a bus to help students get home for the holidays and back in time for winter semester classes.

The initiative was undertaken by the Students’ Union after Acadian Lines locked out fifty-nine employees in early December and shutdown bus service in New Brunswick, effectively stranding many students at universities across the province, including the University of New Brunswick, STU, and Mount Allison. “Many students rely on Acadian Lines to travel to and from university during the school year,” said Students' Union President Mark Livingstone.

At the beginning of the labour

dispute, students approached the STUSU, asking if they were going to arrange alternative travel options for students. The SU conducted an online survey of students in early December and received over 150 responses about their travel needs around the holidays.

The service was accessed by students requiring transportation from Fredericton for the Holiday break from classes. “Based on results of the survey, we found enough interest to run a bus to Moncton and Amherst (where students could connect with Acadian Lines, which was operating normally in Nova Scotia),” said Livingstone.

"The bus before Christmas was well received by members of the university community," said Livingstone, who explained that this led to the decision to offer the bus service for students to get back to campus ahead of winter semester classes this past weekend.

St. Thomas Student Union charters bus for studentsStudents get home for the holidays despite bus strike

Carly Levy

News Writer

The STUSU covered half the cost of the bus, while students paid the remainder. UNB also offered a bus service for students before the break. According to Livingstone, however, the turnout was minimal and so the university did not run the service after the break.

At Mt. A, students faced similar problems getting home for Christmas break. The Students Administrative Council (SAC) did not offer assistance for travel out of Sackville beyond directing students to the ‘SAC Carpool Forum’ on Moodle. “We tried to set something up with a few other student unions (mostly UNB), but it didn’t end up working out, so we pushed the carpool forum and had it posted on [the SAC] homepage,” SAC President Pat Joyce explained. According to Joyce, the SAC found out about the UNB project too late to get on board with the bus company.

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After receiving a number of concerns about the three-year term of don contracts, the University announced in December that it would be creating the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on Duration on Don’s Contracts to review the duration of dons’ appointments. The current three-year policy has been suspended for the remainder of the 2011-2012 year, and current dons will be able to reapply for the subsequent year after performance reviews.

The Committee will review current practices at other Universities from across the country and gather feedback from the Mount Allison community on the duration of the dons’ appointments, submitting a report of recommendations by March 31

to Vice-President International and Student Affairs Ron Byrne.

Byrne credits the respectful manner of student response gathered during open meetings, e-mails, and letter responses as pivotal to the creation of the committee. “In looking at all of that, we thought, okay, what’s the best way forward here?” said Byrne. “And I will say that I was so impressed by how the vast majority of students approached the issue that I felt what was clear to me, and subsequently the people supporting me in that decision, that we needed to have an opportunity for people

to say even more. And so that’s why we came up with the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.”

The Ad Hoc Advisory Committee will hold its first meeting this month and will be comprised of the Director of Student Life Gayle Churchill, Residence Life Intern Jason Gray, Harper Hall Assistant Don Kylie de Chastelain, Edwards House President Steve Bradford, and former Bigelow Don Perry Eldridge. Byrne made

the appointments to the committee, stating that he had welcomed submissions of names for potential candidates, but had not received

any feedback on the decision. “I invited people to give me feedback and then in addition, we looked at people we should encourage to think about. I will say that basically no one came forward with names but people were very pleased with the representation of the constituency that were represented.”

After the Committee finishes its recommendations at the end of March, Byrne stated that the University community will have the opportunity to give feedback on the document. “I have committed to the

Administration forms ad-hoc committee to review don contractsCurrent dons eligible for renewal this fall

Rachel Gardner

News Editor

I was so impressed by how the vast majority of students approached the issue that I felt what was clear to me...that we needed to have an opportunity for people to say even more...that’s why we came up with the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee

Ron ByrneVP International &

Student Affairs

community that I will then take a couple of weeks to prepare the University’s response, and then both the report and the University’s response will go public so people can let us know how they are feeling about it at that time,” said Byrne. “So people can give us their comments and viewpoints on what decisions were ultimately made, but definitely they’ll have the opportunity to see the report, which will be in its uncensored form, as well as the University’s response.”

The Terms of Reference and Mandate for the University Committee are online at:

www.mta.ca/administration/vp/vp_committee_don_renewal.pdf

The final report should be released shortly after the Committee submits their recommendations at the end of March 2012. The University response will be concurrent with the public report’s release.

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Local food and the environmentWhat’s the real cost?Geoff Hutchinson

Humour Editor

In recent years, a new method of combating the excessive amounts of carbon being released into the air, by human activities, has come into prominence: the “Locavore” diet. Individuals that are interested in consuming local foods, exclusively, are known as “locavores”. This alludes to the distinctions made between carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.

Rather than consuming products that are out of season, and therefore must be delivered to markets and grocery stores from potentially great distances—even other continents—a locavore chooses to consume products that are produced locally and in season, within fifty to a hundred kilometres from their home.

The basis for the “eat local” movement is twofold. Firstly, the reduction in carbon emissions from transportation helps to reduce a person’s carbon footprint—or their environmental impact. Secondly, locavores end up supporting local farmers and business owners, c o n t r i b u t i n g t h e i r

money to the local economy rather then investing in large, corporate-owned produce and livestock farms.

Unfortunately however, the impact that a local diet has on the environment is not always positive. A study by Rich Pirog of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture showed that the transportation of food products accounts for only eleven per cent of a person’s carbon footprint. According to the study, almost twenty-five per cent of the carbon costs for most food products results from the energy consumed in the kitchen that prepares the food.

Another significant problem, related to the carbon cost of local food, is the consideration of the food itself; more specifically, what kind of food is being consumed. Even after removing the consideration of transportation and preparation costs, the cost of production for certain foods, namely meat products, is quite high. In fact, a new study by Chris Weber and H. S. Matthews showed that more than eighty per cent of emissions associated with food are released during the production phase. This means that sourcing food locally is only addressing under twenty per cent of the carbon emissions

The value in dumpster diving

A journey to the centre of the trash heap

Internet Photo/Vegan Nom Noms

Jaymin Proulx

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure.

This idiom is proving its value with the cult of dumpster diving: a free, do-it-yourself method of collecting food from the dumpsters of restaurants, supermarkets or one’s neighbourhood trash bins.

Sound gross? Maybe. But it is also environmentally friendly and avoids those grocery bills that loom over students’ heads every month or so.

Maggie F. (last name withheld to protect privacy) is a former Fanshawe student who took to dumpster diving with a vengeance. Not one to be afraid of nosy onlookers, Maggie has been active in dumpster diving since she first lived in London in 2009. She now lives in Oakville.

“I’m not one to actually ‘dive’ into the dumpsters,” she explained. “[That] can be dangerous. There could be a lot of things in there that could potentially cause bodily harm: glass, needles, anything broken. So if I’m ‘diving’ at a large dumpster, like outside major grocery stores or apartments or student housing, I try to just pull garbage bags out or up high enough so that I can untie the bag and see what’s inside.”

Maggie explained the ritual of a diver: never dump the bags out! Part of being a dumpster diver is being respectful and not leaving a mess.

Maggie is a vegan and follows a holistic way of life. While living in Toronto, she found that there was an abundance of organic markets that tossed away good quality organic food. Most of these markets would mark their bins with “organic waste only,” so it was simple to spot and scavenge.

“These places throw away food that they can’t sell because it’s not beautiful. Most people who shop at organic places are fairly affluent; they will pay for the best. So if it doesn’t look perfect it gets thrown out — even though I’ve paid for stuff in worse condition!”

Part of the culture of dumpster diving, is the term “freeganism.” According to freegan.ca, “Freeganism

is a way of life based on the belief that almost all work and monetary exchanges within a capitalist economy contribute to myriad forms of exploitation such as worker abuse, animal exploitation, hunger, ecological destruction, mass incarceration, war, inequitable distribution of resources, commodification of women and almost all issues addressed by social, ecological and animal rights advocacy groups. It is a combination of ‘free’ and ‘vegan’ and espouses a philosophy of living an ideal life.”

Part of the fear of dumpster diving is the dirty image it conjures. Why would you eat garbage when you can get food from the store?

Maggie laughed when asked this question. “Why would you pay money for something that’s perfectly good and safe to eat when you could get it for free?”

Point taken.“Dumpster diving is fun, interesting

and necessary,” she explained. “I think, in our modern world, where you can walk into a store and find almost anything you want at any time of the year, we’ve really become desensitized. We don’t ever have to wait for anything — for example, fruits and vegetables coming into season. We don’t have to hunt or gather like our ancestors, like some cultures still do.

“I think there’s an innate survival instinct in us that’s engaged by dumpster diving: there’s something in us that drives us to search for food and the way our culture is now, we’re missing that,” she added. “I also love the adventure of looking for good food; you never know what you’re going to find, so that’s exciting too. Some days I’ll find enough food to last me all week, other times maybe just a day or two.”

Maggie admitted to falling on some hard times, which is why she began in the first place. But now, she said she believes she’ll always do it. “Based simply on principle, there’s no reason for all this food to go to waste.

“It makes sense to keep up this as a lifestyle choice,” she continued. “Not only is it a good financial decision for me, it’s an ethical choice too. To choose to use what has been thrown away rather than continuing to feed into the wasteful system of overproduction and underconsumption makes sense. Like I said before: why keep buying and wasting when you can use up what already exists?”

Interrobang (Fanshawe College)

associated with the food we eat.James E. McWilliams, an

associate professor at the University of Texas, expounded that the production of meat is incredibly inefficient and carbon-costly: he explained that a pound of chicken requires six pounds of grain, and a pound of beef more than double the amount. Water costs also need to be considered: McWilliams’ calculation revealed that, while the water needed to grow a tomato is only thirteen litres, producing a hamburger requires 2,400 litres—almost 185 times more.

While these are certainly negative aspects of maintaining a local diet, there are also positive results that cannot be discounted. A local diet helps to support local farmers and shop owners, enabling them to continue producing food in a manner that is often more environmentally conscious than the methods of large-scale production companies, where even the organic growers can be using unsustainable methods to produce their crops in quantity.

Weber, Matthews and McWilliams all agree on one thing however: cutting out meat for as little as one day per week can help to reduce the carbon costs of your food, a carbon amount equal to that of buying only local foods. “Shifting less than one day

per week’s worth of calories from red meat and dairy

products to chicken, fish, eggs or a vegetable-based

diet achieves more . . . than buying all locally sourced

food,” said Weber and Scott.

The greatest statement

t o c o n v e y the effectiveness

of a local-based diet comes from McWilliams: “If you want to make a statement, ride your bike to the

farmer's market. If you want to reduce g re enhouse gases, become a vegetarian.”

Highest CO2/kg1. Red Meat2. Chicken, Fish and Eggs3. Dairy

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As the flurry of a new semester begins and recent memories of holiday merriment start to fade into the background, New Year’s resolutions are easily forgotten or pushed aside. But while new goals help provide motivation for some, the New Year also prompts review of prior commitments. As members of the Mount Allison community, it can also be a time to take a look at the institution’s commitments in recent years.

In November 2010, President Campbell signed the “Association of Atlantic Universities President’s Statement on Climate Change”. According to the 2011 Environmental Audit, Campbell was also the primary author and heavily involved in the preparation of the document. It begins: “Our university communities are deeply concerned about environmental challenges, such as climate change, that have far-reaching economic, social and ecological implications.”

There is then a list of commitments made by signing, such as reducing the campus carbon footprint, communicating environmental initiatives to the greater community, and “building new facilities to sustainable principles.” While the statement can be found online through a specific Google search, there is no direct reference to it on the Mt. A website.

In past Environmental Audits, the university has been criticized for not signing the Talloires Declaration, a similar environmental commitment to which over 350 universities in forty countries have signed on

Green Team:Renewal and CommitmentNaomi Martz

Argosy Correspondent

to. It is worth asking why Mt. A has not taken the initiative to sign on, and how the statement of Atlantic Universities compares. By comparison, the Atlantic document is more recent and involves a narrower pool of institutions than the Talloires Declaration, which was composed in 1990.

While they both address many similar points, such as the role of universities in environment-related research, one notable difference is that the Talloires Declaration seems to emphasize a culture of sustainability for all students. Campbell’s commitment makes no mention of all of students acquiring a certain level of ecological literacy or understanding of environmental sustainability—only those who are specifically interested.

As individuals, we should be asking ourselves whether or not this is an appropriate outlook to take. Should Mt. A accept that those who are not interested in environmental issues may graduate without even a bare-bones idea of what it might mean to live sustainably? Or should the university commit to a culture of environmental awareness where each student gains at least a basic level of understanding about how day-to-day activities affect the world around us?

With 2012 comes a fresh perspective: it is a good time to think about what level of commitment members of the Mt. A community expect from their upper administration with regards to the University’s environmental stewardship. It is also a time to read through these documents and consider whether or not evidence of the University’s commitments are visible .

Recreating a “Titanic tourism boom”Preparing for the ship’s 100th Anniversary

Elise Dolinsky

The Atlantic region is poised to be Canada’s tourist destination in 2012. At least, that’s what some here are hoping. This year marks the 100 anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking, placing the Maritimes in the spotlight as people from around the globe flock to commemorate the sinking of the famous luxury liner.

On April 14, 1912, the Titanic’s maiden voyage from Southampton to New York abruptly ended when it struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank, taking with it over 1,500 people. As Halifax was the closest major port, the city sent the first cable ship to search for bodies. Following the 1912 disaster, the international media descended on the Maritimes, causing the so-called “Titanic Tourism Boom,” which may be recreated this year.

150 Titanic victims were buried in Halifax, the largest Titanic gravesite in the world. This location, along with the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic—which features an exhibit on the sinking of the Titanic—is expected to draw many Titanic enthusiasts throughout the year. The Halifax museum is expected to expand

its Titanic exhibit for the anniversary, and across the Maritimes a variety of Titanic-themed events will take place soon, such as memorial events, film festivals, concerts and parades.

All the attention and festivities are expected to provide Canada with a rise in tourist interest. CNN listed Atlantic Canada as one of its 2012 world-leading travel destinations, and Budget Travel named the Maritimes among its top-ten budget travel destinations for 2012.

Cruise lines have already started to take advantage of the occasion, featuring Titanic-themed trips that take travellers to the scene of the crash, or even completely retrace the Titanic’s journey (with a happier ending) from London to Halifax. Some cruises even feature costumes and string quartets to recreate the appearance of the Titanic. These trips generally cost a minimum of $9,000, but still manage to sell out within weeks of going on sale.

Some Titanic enthusiasts desire to be

Features Writer closer to the ‘unsinkable’ ship: a lucky few are paying $60,000 to visit the ship itself. Deep Ocean Expeditions, a company that specializes in extreme underwater missions, has organized a sold out trip, two and a half miles

under the Atlantic Ocean next summer to visit the shipwreck.

One of the more controversial ways to celebrate the anniversary of the Titanic is to buy a piece of the skip itself. This April over 5,000 items pulled from the wreckage, from hairpins and purses belonging to the passengers, to pieces of the ship’s hull and grand staircase, will be auctioned in New

York. This move has been criticized by many, including the International Congress of Maritime Museums, whose registrar, Lynn-Marie Richard, compared the auction to “pillaging”.

Though it sank 100 years ago, the Titanic is still very alive in the minds of people today, and seems to be doing a good job of helping to boost the tourism industry in Atlantic Canada.

CNN listed Atlantic Canada as one of its 2012 world-leading travel destinations, and Budget Travel named the Maritimes among its top-ten budget travel destinations for 2012.

Montreal Massacre rememberedFate of long-gun registry dampens sombre ceremoniesArgosy Staff

On December 6, 1989, a young man entered The  École Polytechnique with the criminal intention of “fighting feminism”. The gunman, identified as Marc Lepine, entered several engineering classes and a cafeteria, hunting female students and employees with a rifle. Along his rampage he is said to have shouted, “I hate feminists,” before separating the students by gender to target and execute the women.

After killing fourteen women and wounding thirteen more victims of both genders, Lepine took his own life. The Montreal Massacre, as the event has come to be known, is still remembered years later as a hate crime against women.

More than two decades later, The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women Vigil was held at the Owens Art

Gallery on December 6, 2011. Toni Roberts, Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Women’s Issues at Mount Allison, hosted the evocative event.

Though the Vigil focused on the Montreal Massacre, speakers proved through their emotional speeches, statistics, and songs that the issue of violence against women is not isolated to the one horrible event. Conviction rates in sexual assault cases can be as low as seven per cent. It is in part

because of this that Roberts believes “the legal system lets women down.”

Dr. Vanessa Oliver, a Sociology professor at Mount Allison, addressed current women’s issues, as well as actions that can be taken in order to stop the violence. She stated that the Polytechnique shooting is an “ongoing massacre”, as violence against women is perpetuated in contemporary media and culture. Oliver listed several actions that people can take to help stop the violence: political action, changing

language, behaviours, and norms, and having bystander intervention. Oliver concluded, “December 6 is a day of warning and action.”

At the Owen’s Vigil, second year student Hilary Morgan presented a reading of a commemoration that was originally given in 1990 after the Montreal Massacre. She emphasized how stereotypes against ambitious women, like those held by Lepine, can escalate from prejudice to hate and violence.

“I thought that it is was very prudent for students to have that kind of reminder,” said Scott Green, a fourth year History student, “The Polytechnique school shootings should be fresh in the minds of students in places that are seemingly as safe and insulated from danger as Mt. A”.

Second year Psychology student Nicole Forbes was moved by the emphasis on community. She noted a connection between this Vigil and the Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil, which was held in November in association with Catalyst and SHARE. Forbes stated, “I include trans-women in the category of women. Violence against women should not be a discriminatory action that shuts out those who, too often, have been the objects of much violence.” Forbes

added that violence against women is ubiquitous and incorporates all echelons of society.

Mt. A’s Sexual Harassment Advisor Melody Petlock spoke of the importance of gun control. The controversy surrounding Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s attempt to eliminate the long-gun registry was discussed. The Firearms Act in 1995 ensured that gun owners would need a permit in order to register their weapons.

However in 2011, Bill C-19, the Conservative government’s proposal to eradicate the registry, passed first and second reading in the House of Commons. If Bill C-19 passes, The Firearms Act will be no more, and records of non-restricted firearms will be destroyed. As such, non-restricted—yet still potentially harmful weapons—will be untraceable once purchased, which jeopardizes the future state of the fight against domestic violence.

Petlock shared a statistic that, “women are three times more likely to die violently if there is a gun in the home.” This knowledge places even more significance on The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

Internet Photo/CBCThe tragedy at the École Polytechnique sparked an intense awareness of violence directed toward women and gun controls to prevent it.

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Through Stained GlassVictoria Stroud

Mount Allison Alumna

“The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing.”

I have been pondering this one sentence since the first time I heard it. It was presented to me as my first essay topic when I entered the tenth grade, and since that day has always sat in the back of my mind. Looking back, it seems like a very deep, p h i l o s o p h i c a l question to ponder for a fifteen year old.

How was I supposed to know what the main thing was then? How am I supposed to know what that is now? I have found that as passes, I tend to reflect on this statement more and more, especially at the start of a new year.

This one simple sentence could mean something completely different for every individual who reads it. For some, academics would be “the main thing”; for others, it would be fortune, family or religion. No matter what the interpretation,

whatever this “main thing” is, it can shape who we are and what we believe.

We live in an age where what others or we believe, can be made instantly available through social media, the Internet and television. We can make available to those around us our opinions, thoughts or beliefs on the hot topic of the day. Depending

on what our own “main thing” is can change how we see this same topic.

Having just coming off the New Year’s holiday, the controversy surrounding Cee Lo Green and his rendition of Imagine, fits as a strong example of this whole “main thing” debacle.

I’m sure that when Cee Lo Green stood on stage the evening of December 31, and made the small tweak on this classic song, he never expected the ripple of religious controversy that was about to erupt within minutes. In one instant the change from “Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too,” to “Nothing to kill or die for, and all religion’s true” brought forth a conflict on the central view of believers and non-believers alike.

For those who are devout in their belief (or non-belief ) the internal system to justify their “main thing” suddenly became an external struggle with others around them. This is not the first time that a similar debate was centred on this song, however this is a different time; there was no pause for reflection and debate before opinions surfaced; it was instant reaction with lack of reflection.

There is a proverb that states: “Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.” This is often where we see issues arising around the world. Individuals reflecting on what is happening around them, without taking the time to examine the implications that these reflections have a ripple effect. The ripples continue and overlap over one another until they completely envelop one another. These moments are the time for reflection on ourselves, and on others who surround and affect us, dissonance towards our own beliefs occurs.

This is it. A new year, a new term, a new set of challenges. I encourage everyone to take this time to discover what your “main thing” is right now. Embrace it, as it is part of who you are and examine how it affects you and your view of the world around you.

“Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.” This is often where we see issues arising around the world.

Portrait of a Prof: Professor Susan Andrews

Kiera Foti

Argosy Correspondent

After my experience taking Mount Allison’s riveting new course, “Death and the Afterlife in Asian Religions”, I was really curious about this young new professor, Susie Andrews. A fresh Masters graduate of Columbia University, she is Mt. A’s new Eastern Religions professor. Andrews is a great addition to the university, expressing enthusiasm for each and every class.

I can’t remember a day that she wasn’t wide eyed and smiling as she recited stories in her lecture, explained ancient practices, or simply reviewed

material for an upcoming exam. Luckily I was able to get some coffee time with Andrews. We shared a few ginger snaps as she told The Argosy all about the journey that lead her to becoming a Mt. A professor.

Being a Mt. A alumna herself, Andrews expressed her appreciation for “tight knit” communities. At Mt. A, Andrews has the freedom to teach courses she is passionate about, and is able to construct her own courses for the introductory level. These courses surround her specific study of “sacred space”, which is also her research topic. She humorously noted that if she wasn’t a professor, she might be,

“in San Francisco with my partner, writing a book, and drinking a beer.”

Through Mt. A, Andrews spent a summer abroad in China. Prior to her experience overseas, Andrews had been an English major. However after travelling abroad, her interests broadened and she switched to Asian Studies upon her return: “When I was here [at Mt. A as

a student], you could major in Asian

studies,” she clarified. While Andrews felt that English Literature was “a fantastic field to study,” she explained the change of perspective that can take place with new experiences. “I was completely hooked [on Asian studies],” said Andrews when recalling her adventures in China, and her academic change of heart.

With a nostalgic air, Andrews explained one of the most important moments of her experience abroad: “I became interested in the study of East Asian religions when I was on the beaches of the sacred Mount Putuo,” she remembered. During the trip, students visited Mount Putuo off the coast of Shanghai; this was a centre for a goddess cult, where the worshippers praised an important Bodhisattva. “Our professor would knock on our doors at 3:30 in the morning, and we would then participate in these Buddhist rituals,” Andrews continued excitedly, “Then we would go play soccer on the sacred beaches.”

Did such a passionate, adventurous individuals aspire to become a professor growing up? “I would guess that anyone who goes to a fantastic undergrad school would wish to return to it as a professor,” replied Andrews. Having said that, she admitted to feeling a little overwhelmed when, at such an early stage in her career, she

was given the opportunity to teach at Mt. A.

In Sackville, an average day for Andrews includes running, teaching, researching and writing. During her free time she enjoys yoga. Outside of teaching, Andrews researches East Asian religions, particularly the sixth through ninth centuries, and the relationship b e t w e e n Japanese and Chinese sacred-place traditions. She is currently working on an article for the Journal of Chinese Religions. At the end of this year, Andrews hopes to complete another project, which addresses Japanese landscapes that were replicated from important sites in China; a discovery she made in 2006 while completing a research fellowship at

Taisho University. Having made a home for the time being at Mt.

A, Andrews hopes to someday lead study-abroad programs. She is also working towards future goals such as putting together a textbook.

Argosy/Kiera Foti

New lecturer brings enthusiasm to the class

I would guess that anyone who goes to a fantastic undergrad school would wish to return to it as a professor.

Susan AndrewsProfessor of

Religious Studies

Cinema Politica Schedule:

january 18 “The Moon inside you”

A personal exploration how each of us experiences menstruation and what it says about society.

February 1 “the experimental eskimos”

The story of the social experiment conducted by the Canadian government that played with three Inuit lives.

February 15 “the little black school house”

An unflinching look at the heart of racial inequality in Canada.

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In today’s sex industry, the studs all seem to have eight-packs and the women have zero per cent body fat. While people that fit into this narrow description may make the A-team in mainstream music videos, the true sex-athletes are those who value fitness and health. You don’t have to have the perfect look to enjoy an erotic ride.

To steam up any winter night or take your bed-play to the next level, consider sexercises that build these specific muscle groups, which will make all the difference in bedroom endurance, strength, and flexibility.

Kegel kegel kegel!Need I say more? Everyone’s

heard of those gripping muscles down under, but did you know they’re useful for women and men? Pubococcygeus (PC) muscle exercises, or Kegel exercises, are quick to do and can be done anywhere—even in class. During an orgasm, it’s the PC muscle that contracts.

For women, Kegel exercises lead to control over the occurrence and strength of an orgasm, and can also work as an internal massage—a tight grip—around the phallus during intercourse. For men, strengthening the PC muscles can lead to longer lasting, firmer erections.

Thrust like a proBy strengthening the core of your

body—muscles in your abdomen, back, and pelvis—humping will be more smooth and rhythmic, instead of two bodies bumping awkwardly into each other. Working on those gluteal muscles  (maximus, medius and minimus)  will also improve those thrusts. Work your way to rolling that pelvis more fluidly, so

that each thrust can achieve glorious satisfaction without rattling the receiver’s teeth out.

Arms like SchwarzeneggerWell... not exactly. You don’t need

the biceps of an eighties action film hero, but building upper-body strength with exercises like push-ups allow for lengthier sessions in the missionary position, as well as standing up positions which require one partner to support the full weight of another.

Run, Forrest, runLifting weights all day every day

may suit some people, but if you’re not getting your cardio in, you may as well be an immobile steak in bed. After all, sex is a work out. Choosing aerobic or cardio exercises that raise your heart rate for an extended period will strengthen your heart and lungs, so that even if you need to “pause” between intercourse sessions, both partners are able to stay active with foreplay in the meantime, and then keep the night heated once intercourse starts again, session after session after session.

Yoga is sexyIncrease your level of energy,

balance, and flexibility by trying a few introductory courses. Yoga exercises will enable you to explore a new world of sex positions with your partner, and enjoy unique angles and twists of the body that your newfound flexibility will allow.

Ladies especially...For those cowgirls who appreciate

a good ride on top, try adding lunges to your next work out. Strong legs, especially quadriceps, make a world of difference in pace and endurance when riding your Mountie.

You don’t have to look like a pro, to be an expert in the bedroom.

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Do you have something sexy to say? Perhaps you’ve got the latest tips on how to please between the knees. Or maybe the most titillating questions just keep you up at night. Send you ideas, comments, and questions to the Sex Bomb by emailing:

missed@mta.caOr simply stop by the Argosy office and slip a note into the yellow envelope on the door.

Staying on top of academicsBell Scholars share study tipsAnissa Stambouli

The Bell Scholarships are one of the most substantial undergraduate awards in Canada and are offered exclusively at Mount Allison. Rewarding students who demonstrate outstanding academic ability, leadership, volunteer work and more, the scholarships present a total of $117,000 annually to entering first year students. Six individuals will receive a Bell Scholarship of $48,000, while an additional five Bell Scholars will receive $36,000.

Tessa Morris is completing her first year of study at Mt. A, and is one of the six Bell Scholars this year to be awarded an impressive $48,000 scholarship, which comes to $12,000 annually. “I put everything I had into the application and hoped for the best,” Morris told The Argosy, “Everything I put down was totally honest, the interview was just what I had to say—it was nothing more, and I guess the [Bell Scholarship Committee] saw something in that.”

So how does a Bell Scholar stay on top of their various commitments? Efficiency and organization are essential for balancing both academic duty and a handful of extracurricular clubs and societies. “You really have to prioritize,” said Morris, who is carrying a full course-load, plays on Mt. A’s varsity basketball team, and acts as the Eco-Rep for the Satellite Houses. In addition Morris is a participant in Global Brigades and the Mt. A Leadership Program. Because of basketball and other obligations, Morris explained, “ I use m y

time more efficiently . . . when I have twenty minutes to spare, I actually get stuff done in those twenty minutes.”

However, while Morris values the well roundedness of her current lifestyle, she places the most importance on her academic obligations: “I always put school first. I think that’s just a personal thing of course, but it’s also what I’m here for. It’s definitely the top-ranking priority.” By viewing university as a full-time job, Morris commits to classes in the mornings, homework in the afternoon, and then sets a deadline to “finish work” and turn her focus to other social or extracurricular activities. “You can fit in all the extra things that you want to do as long as you keep yourself to a bit of a schedule,” she affirmed.

Yet despite her attempt to organize various commitments, Morris confessed that, at the end of the day, it’s all about completing as much as you can and doing the best that you can: “Sometimes if you can’t make it to a meeting, then you can’t make it to that meeting, and that can’t be the end of the world. There’s ways to work around that.”

When asked to share her method of success and balance, Morris stated, “I’m a list-taker. I

make tons of lists and have post-it notes everywhere . . . I like to do a run-down of things that need to get done for the next day.” Surprisingly, despite her demanding schedule, Morris maintains an average of seven to eight hours of sleep per night.

Similar to Morris, first year student and fellow Bell Scholar ($36,000) Aneke Mendarozqueta told The Argosy that taking breaks from school work allow an increase in productivity when studying: “It’s really good for me to take breaks and leave time for social interaction . . . Eight [o’clock at night] onwards is free time for me.”

Mendarozqueta is also a “list-taker”, who takes her tendency to delay tasks into consideration when organizing her to-do list: “I try to do things two days ahead of time, because I’m a procrastinator, so usually if I put it two days ahead of time I’ll do it on the day that it needs to get done.”

Maintaining the scholarship requires a 3.5 GPA, involvement in extracurricular activities, demonstrated leadership, and students must complete ten courses p e r year. In addition, Bell

Scholars must submit a review

in April e x p l a i n i n g what they’ve achieved over

the past year in order to maintain their scholarship.

Argosy/Anissa Stambouli

Acadia University is also very interested in block-plan classes. The school has offered several block courses, both at introductory and advanced levels, and Tom Herman, Acadia’s Vice-President Academic, said the experiment was “overwhelmingly successful.” He went on to state “student and faculty evaluations alike were extremely positive. The approach was particularly effective at developing collaborative and leadership skills among students. Engagement and interest in course material were notably improved over conventional concurrent course scheduling.”

However, there are numerous challenges with block-plan classes, especially if a university wants to implement a block-plan curriculum for all or a large number of its courses. Part-time students and faculty could be prevented from attending or working at the university, and such a change would be very expensive. There are also many courses that simply could not be adapted to an intensive curriculum, such as those that require extensive reading lists.

Emerging popularity with block-plan raises questioins

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Herman expressed, “the greatest challenge is to introduce the approach to an entire institution, which requires considerable culture change. I suspect that ultimately the most acceptable and effective approach to accomplish that transition would involve a blended model, in which students could take a mix of sequential and concurrent courses.”

Yet the students themselves may have problems with block-plan courses as well. According to Herman, “Since the courses are so intense, with considerable material covered in a very short time, any absence due to illness or other commitments can be prohibitive.”

At Mount Allison, interest in block-plan courses has been increasing, but there is still much skepticism surrounding the idea.  According to Berkeley Fleming, Provost and Vice-President Academic and Research, it is very unlikely that Mt. A will fully switch over to a block system.

“There has never been a serious or sustained discussion within the Mt. A community of moving to a system of entirely delivering the curriculum through block teaching,” said Fleming, stating that financial and cultural barriers would prevent

such a change. However, Mt. A has offered many

block courses on an ad hoc basis in recent years, primarily during the spring and summer semesters. These courses have been almost exclusively Social Science courses; according to Fleming, there is significantly less interest in block courses outside of the social science department.  

One of the more interesting approaches that Mt. A has taken toward block courses is offering weeklong, intensive courses, either during independent-study week or in the spring semester.  

These courses have generally been well received by students and staff alike, though they do present many logistical and financial problems.  “I know that there are some people who are highly skeptical of this method,” said Fleming, “they don’t see how you could possibly fit everything in five days.”  

Check out next week’s Argosy for details on the current status of Mount Allison’s reading week courses and

other block curriculae

The Ship’s LogAn Argosy run down of coming events in Sackville

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The Argosy MeetingJanuary 12, 5:30 p.m.Third Floor of the WMSC

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Exhibition OpeningWork by Susan Wood and D’Arcy WilsonJanuary 13, 7:30 p.m.Owens Art Gallery

Women’s VolleyballJanuary 14, 6 p.m.Holland College at Mount Allison

Women’s HockeyJanuary 14, 7 p.m.UPEI at Mount Allison

ATLIS Student PresentationsJanuary 14, 9:30 a.m. - 4:10 p.mStudent presentations on “Revolutions”

How to solve the Israel-Palestine conflictDr. Norman FinkelsteinJanuary 14, 7:30 p.m. Crabtree Building, Auditorium M14Dr. Finkelstein (PhD, Princeton) will discuss practical approaches to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict—the focus of his doctoral thesis.

Spectacular Spectacular Variety ShowJanuary 14, 8 p.m.Garnet and Gold Variety ShowLive Bait Theatre

Family Sunday at the OwensJanuary 15, 2:00 p.m. Owens Art GalleryDrop in between 2:00 and 4:00 pm for art-making activities inspired by exhibitions on view. Family Sun-days are for kids and their moms and dads, grandmas and grand-pas, aunts and uncles, and other friends. This program is offered free of charge.

Women’s VolleyballJanuary 15, 6 p.m.NSAC at Mount Allison

Sunday

The Annual George F.G. Stanley Lecture in Canadian Studies Dr. Michael Fox Crabtree AuditoriumJanuary 16, 7:00 p.m.

Raising a Red (and White) Flag on Canadian Studies in our Schools: A Challenge to the Ministers of Education.” The Stanley Lecture in Canadian Studies is delivered each year by a member of Mount Allison faculty whose research focuses in large part on the study of Canada.

Sign-up deadline:January 20, 2012

Examination Date: February 4, 2012

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Peter sighed as he turned on his monitor. Another late night, checking facts and moderating the opinions of his peers; it always seemed as if he was the last one in the office, that everyone finished their work hours before he did.

He opened his email, checking the various replies he had received since earlier that day. Spam, spam, request for money, professor denying his extension, spam…wait, what was this? Peter opened the email labeled, “READ ME,” intrigued and suspicious at the same time.

“PETER. IT’S YOU FROM THE FUTURE. OK. YOU NEED TO READ THIS FAST, YOU DON’T HAVE MUCH TIME. GET UNDERNEATH YOUR DESK, DON’T MOVE, AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR, NO MATTER WHAT. ALSO, GET YOUR DAMN CAPS LOCK BUTTON FIXED. SERIOUSLY, DUDE, WE’VE BEEN MEANING TO DO THAT FOR A WEEK NOW. SINCERELY, YOU. I MEAN, ME. US. DAMMIT, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.”

Peter stared at the screen, more confused than a dog meeting another dog for the first time. Was this some kind of joke? Who did he know with this much free time? It couldn’t have been Tom or Laura, they didn’t have senses of humour. Jennie? Julia?

Just as Peter was puzzling over which of his friends could have dreamed up something as ridiculous as this, he heard a loud, hard knock on the door, 3 times quickly. A voice, leaning towards the loud and angry variety, shouted “OPEN THIS DOOR.”

Peter was shocked, for two reasons: One, it was 2:30 am, and he was pretty sure that this floor of the building was locked and empty, save for him. Two, this email was beginning to seem like the real deal, which opened a whole host of psychological problems that he had no desire to consider; university students lose enough sleep as it is.

Peter considered his options: he could try to hide, as he had been warned by… himself ? Or, he could grab some sort of heavy thwacking device and face the strange new visitor.

Welcome to a brand new year, where you have 365 brand new days to try to force yourself to become a better person. While most resolutions last only a few weeks, some people have the drive and ability to guilt themselves into following through. Either way, we tend to see a pattern in resolutions. And then there are some promises that never even see the light of day. 1. I promise to eat everything at Jennings in order to help my friends follow through on their diet.

2. I will save the environment by refusing to shower.

3. I resolve to order garlic fingers to be delivered to the fitness centre every time I see a large crowd headed there.

4. I will adopt a raccoon named Barty.

5. My goal will be to win The Game.

6. I’ll get the world record for most tacos eaten in a single sitting.

7. I will take up the tuba and practice every single day, whenever possible: In class, in the library and at various parties.

8. I dedicate my time and effort into building a house made of Kraft Diner boxes and Lego so that I can live in it.

9. I will work to model my life after that of Austin Powers; International Man of Mystery.

10. My New Year’s resolution is to never make a New Year’s resolution.

Top 10: NewYear’s Resolutions You Probably Won’t Ever HearTaylor Losier

Argosy Correspondent

One Night at the Office: In Which Peter faces a dilemnaGeoff HutchinsonHumour Editor Should

Peter:Hide?

OR

Answer the door?

You can vote in one of two ways:send an email to

“onenightattheoffice@gmail.com”with the word “Hide” or “Door” in the subject line

OR

Go to the Argosy’s Facebook page and VOTE!

Policy #: 2000

Subject: Nuclear Weapons Free Zone

Group: Institutional

Approved by: The Executive Committee of the Board of

Regents

Approval date: April 1990

Administered by:Vice-President (Administration)

POLICY:

Mount Allison University has been declared

a nuclear weapons free zone, and therefore

will not permit:

1.Nuclear weapons on its property.

2.Transit of nuclear weapons.

3.The production of components of nuclear weapons systems.

4.Support systems, research, or testing leading to the development

of nuclear weapons.

ONLY AT MT. A:(This is a real Mount Allison University Policy)

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: winter semester. Tensions are running high, because you’ve realized how terrible of a student you were over the past 4 months. You’ve gained weight. Your parents have informed you that they’re not only cutting you off, but they hate you as well, and you were adopted. Your twin brother was not, and it’s very rude of you to imply any differently.

This is the time when emotions begin to interfere with your living situation, and sometimes make it difficult to tolerate your roommate being around you. Or them being happy. Or even existing. The following are some tips to help resolve possible conflicts.

Tip #1: Yes, you’re probably right to have asked them to remove their smelly, beer-stained and vomit-covered clothing from your half of the room. No, you weren’t right to make them eat said articles of clothing when they refused.

Tip #2: The RAs are usually going to take their side. Don’t get angry. Get even. Pee on THEIR mattress.

Tip #3: Don’t be passive aggressive; that’s childish and immature. Be full on confrontationally aggressive. Instead of leaving notes, attach the note to a chef ’s knife, and attach the chef ’s knife into their headboard, a couple of inches from their eye. They’ll appreciate your frankness and honesty.

Tip #4: The police aren’t going to buy a justification of “they had it coming.”

Tip #5: Honestly, if you’re calling the cops, maybe this just isn’t going to work out.

Tip #6: Calling your parents and whining won’t solve any issues. Calling THEIR parents and telling them about their darling angel’s adventures last weekend might. It will make you feel better, at any rate.

Tip #7: Try to work things out with words first. Try to limit your usage of words like “liar”, or “thief ”. It’s better to use open-ended, positive statements, like “I BELIEVE you’re a thief ”, or “It SEEMS like you’re a lying, cheating bag of rotting feces.”

Tip #8: You’re going to have to own up for some of your own mistakes. Try to fess up to the little stuff first; no need to tell them about you and their girl/boyfriend if you can satisfy them with cleaning the kitchen once in a while. Also, remind them of Tip #4.

Tip #9: A case of beer will solve almost anything...almost. If you broke their computer, their car or their arm, you’d better make it two, for good measure.

Hopefully, you’ll be able to salvage what little common ground that you might have shared before you dared to use her hairdryer, or he decided to borrow a shirt for a few minutes without asking. I know how life-threatening it must seem now, to have your friend ask a favour of you...Just remember: tension eases and conflict subsides, but a police report is forever.

Fun with Roommates: Tension aNd ConflictGeoff Hutchinson

Humour Editor

14 January 12, 2012 argosy@mta.caCENTREFOLD

CHMA’s ninth Stereophonic Music Festival is sure to please

Anna Robertson

Entertainment Editor

Brought to you by CHMA 106.9 FM, our community radio station housed on the top floor of The Wallace McCain Student Centre, Stereophonic Music Festival will be taking place this year from January 18 through to January 21. In its ninth year, Stereophonic not only celebrates music to be found in Sackville and beyond, but also raises money for new equipment for the station and awareness about CHMA. This year’s lineup of twenty-eight bands was announced in December, with around thirty percent of the talent hailing from Sackville, and other musicians coming from as far as Winnipeg.

“A lot of the acts are coming from Halifax,” says Festival Co-Organizer Kevin Brasier. “It’s kind of a tricky time for people in Sackville to go to Halifax to see these great shows, so the fact that all the best Halifax bands are coming to

Sackville, in four days of great shows, is really fantastic.” Stereophonic has garnered a reputation for being one of the Maritime’s best independent music festivals, and music fans can expect that reputation to be upheld this year, along with an exciting addition to the festival’s schedule.

“We’ve added a show this year, that’s the big change from last year. We added another nighttime show on Friday night, in addition to the show at the Vogue,” explains Festival Co-Organizer Jess Palmer. The range of venues in Sackville allows Stereophonic to cater to everyone’s music tastes, with more quiet and intimate shows happening in the ‘warm bosom’ of the Vogue and louder more abrasive acts taking place in George’s Roadhouse and The Pond. To give festival-goers a taste of the music Stereophonic will offer, a compilation album of all the artists set to perform is available for free download on stereophonicmusicfestival.

w o r d p r e s s . c o m . In addition to

concerts, there are a number of community-focused events being organized by Stereophonic. A free

show on Wednesday evening will take place at Bridge Street Café, which might be the only chance to see a punk band perform

at Bridge Street Café. Thunder & Lightning will host Aaroon

McKenzie Fraser’s art show Sappy on Friday afternoon at 4 pm, along with a showcase of all the posters

from past Stereophonic festivals, which will be available for purchase.

For those with New Years resolutions

to become more involved in the community, Stereophonic is a great

introduction to the music community of Sackville. “I

think the best way to start off being involved in the festival is

just to go and experience it,” says Palmer. “So much of this festival is about bringing the community together, and meeting new people.” While some band names may seem unfamiliar and mysterious, it’s no reason to be wary of the shows. “Our goal is that by the end of the festival your new favourite band is a band that you had never heard of five days before the festival, and they’re an artist you listen to a lot for the rest of the year,” says Brasier. “So just because you haven’t heard of them shouldn’t influence going or not going to the shows, and the compilation album helps because you can check out absolutely everything and find out if you love a band named as strangely as the Quaker Parents.”

A full pass to Stereophonic costs forty-five dollars for non-members of CHMA and forty dollars for Mount Allison students. Passes will be sold from January 11 to January 18 and are available in the Wallace-McCain Student Centre and at Thunder & Lightning.

DetailsDates: January 18- 21, see full schedule at stereophonicmusicfestival.wordpress.com.

Tickets: Buy a Full Pass from January 11-18 either at the Wallace McCain Student Centre or at Thunder & Lightning. CHMA members and Mount Allison Students pay 40 dollars, Non- CHMA members pay 45 dollars .

Community Events: Free Show at Bridge Street on Thursday January 19 at 7 pm, Sappy at Thunder & Lightning on Friday January 20 at 4pm.

Why You Should Go: To discover your new favorite band, to take a tour of Sackville’s great music venues, to meet new people who enjoy music as much as you do, to explore Sackville’s vibrant musical community, to learn more about CHMA

To Find Out More: Visit stereophonicmusicfestival.wordpress.com to view the lineup via video, the full Stereophonic schedule and visit chmafm.wordpress.com for more info about CHMA 106.9 FM.

(Top) Peter Bohan played in the Vogue at last year’s Stereophonic Music Festival, the Vogue is an intimate venue with lamp lighting. (Middle Left) B.A Johnston gettin’ down at The Pond, one of the more rowdy acts during Stereophonic. (Middle Top Right) Struts is one of the all-ages venues boasting great music. (Middle Bottom Right) During Stereophonic CHMA hats and scarves will be available for purchse to protect yourself against Sackville’s dreadful winters. (Bottom) Tupperware Remix Party graced George’s Fabulous Roadhouse at last year’s festival, George’s host some of the more abrasive shows, this year a second George’s show has been added to the lineup.

Photo Credit/ Vanessa Yu

Photo Credit/ Vanessa Blackier

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LineupBABY EAGLE

DAVID SIMARD

BOLIVIA

ANDREW SISK

HOT DONNA

COYOTE

PAINT FOR BARNS

B.A. JOHNSTON

LORNE ALTMAN

INGRID GATIN

LUCY NILES AND THE MOUTH BREATHERS

POPLAR PINES

GIANNA LAUREN

LUCAS HICKS

BANDED STILTS

OLYMPIC

SYMPHONIUM

BEDROOM SESSIONS

LAKE NAMES

BOXER THE HORSE

JOHN WAYNE COVER BAND

THESE HANDS

COREY ISENOR

ADAM MOWERY

LONG WEEKENDS

YELLOW TEETH

NORTH LAKES

OLD AND WEIRD

QUAKER PARENTS

Graphics by Corey Isenor

When and WhereJan. 18 - 7 PM the Mt. A Chapel $10 - 10 PM The Pond $5 Wet / Dry

Jan. 19 - 7 PM Bridge Street Cafe FREE!

Jan. 20 - 4 PM Thunder & Lightning FREE - 7 PM The Vogue $18 Wet / Dry - 10 PM George’s Fabulous Roadhouse $10 19+

Jan. 21 - 7 PM Struts $5 All Ages - 10 PM George’s Fabulous Roadhouse $12 19+

(Top) Peter Bohan played in the Vogue at last year’s Stereophonic Music Festival, the Vogue is an intimate venue with lamp lighting. (Middle Left) B.A Johnston gettin’ down at The Pond, one of the more rowdy acts during Stereophonic. (Middle Top Right) Struts is one of the all-ages venues boasting great music. (Middle Bottom Right) During Stereophonic CHMA hats and scarves will be available for purchse to protect yourself against Sackville’s dreadful winters. (Bottom) Tupperware Remix Party graced George’s Fabulous Roadhouse at last year’s festival, George’s host some of the more abrasive shows, this year a second George’s show has been added to the lineup.

Photo Credit/ Vanessa Yu

Photo Credit/ Vanessa Blackier

Photo Credit/ Vanessa Blackier

ENT. January 12, 2012 argosy@mta.ca

On the bandwagon

Hot Donna

Kent Blenkhorn: Guitar and Vocals, English at Mt. ADaniel Legere: Guitar, Environmental Etudies at Mt. APhilip Legere: Bass, English at Mt.ABrendan Allison: Drums, English at Mt. A.

Upcoming shows: January 18 at The Pond

Website: http://www.myspace.com/hotdonnaband http://www.twitter.com/hotdonnapkd

The essentialsTaylor Mooney

Entertainment Writer

“One of our friends’ mom’s name was Donna. Our friend would always host parties, and she used to party with us at his house. He and his mom would be the two drunkest there and then pass out at eleven.”

This is the backstory behind the moniker of Hot Donna, a Sackville-based band with an upcoming performance at Stereophonic. Comprised of Kent Blenkhorn, Brendan Allison, and brothers Daniel and Phillip Legere, Hot Donna has been together for quite some time. Starting up in their hometown of Springhill, Nova Scotia, Blenkhorn and the Legeres began playing music together in high school. The band has also seen many line-up changes, and has only had Allison on the drums since September.

The songs are written as a group effort, usually with Dan Legere and Blenkhorn coming up with a small idea and the band then working together to create a song. “Instead of one of us being at home and writing an entire song by ourselves, it’s really collaborative.” Blenkhorn notes that the band’s sound has also changed over the years: “our song-writing has developed a lot… Brendan is really helpful, he added more input when he joined. We’re all really constructive with our criticism. It’s a good environment to write and to create music.”

The band struggles to concisely characterize their musical style, with Blenkhorn describing the band as being ‘musical chameleons’. “We don’t really stick to one thing,” says Dan Legere. Blenkhorn notes that the band draws influence from Hey Rosetta, Jon McKiel, and Modest Mouse. “I don’t like depressing songs,” says Blenkhorn. “A lot of the lyrics

(From left to right) Kent Belnkhorn, Philip Legere, Dan Legere and Brendan Allison, are the members of Hot Donna, musical chameleons who draw influence from Modest Mouse, Jon McKiel and other musicians.

Sackville provides a good breeding ground for confidence. It seems like you can do anything here, you can prject any kind of idea and people will like it. Everyone is pretty open-minded

Dan LegereGuitarist of Hot Donna

are about overcoming mediocrity. Life can be ‘blah’ or full of boredom, but it’s up to you to change that.”

Blenkhorn and Dan Legere describe Sackville as being one of the best places for a band to get on its feet. “Paul [Henderson] always does a great job of including local bands. He brings in bigger bands, like Yukon Blonde and 100 Dollars, and makes sure to get a list of local bands and tries to give them exposure. It really helps to make connections.” Dan adds that “[Sackville] provides a good breeding ground for confidence. It seems like you can do anything here, you can project any kind of idea and people will like it. Everyone is pretty open-minded.”

Both Dan Legere and Blenkhorn cite George’s as their favourite Sackville venue. “There’s a lot of

history. Since coming here, at least, I’ve seen a lot of bands I really like play there, and that makes it mean a lot when I play there.” Dan adds that, “there are even a lot of bands that I

know have played there and that I haven’t seen… It’s cool just knowing I’m on the same stage as they were.”

Future plans for Hot Donna include a Canadian tour and more recordings. “I don’t know if I can speak for Brendan or Phil right now, but a dream of mine and Dan’s is to tour across Canada. Short-term, I’d like to do Ottawa or Toronto and back over the summer.”

“We’re starting to take things a lot more seriously,” adds Dan. “We know more people now. It’s helping us to see that what we want to do is achievable.”

Hot Donna is tentatively looking to have an online EP released by this spring.

Senna review

Ayrton Senna captured the love of his homeland, Brazil, and inspired a country ; his life as a Formula One racer has been documented on film .

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The life of Formula One driver Ayrton Senna on film

Allison Grogan

Argosy Correspondent

This week at the Vogue Cinema the Sackville Film Society kicked off their Winter lineup with Senna, a documentary on the Brazilian Formula One race car driver Ayrton Senna. Even for the viewer with no previous knowledge, or even interest, in Formula One racing, this film tells a compelling story that a appeals to a wide range of audiences.

What distinguishes Senna from other documentaries is that it is comprised entirely of archival footage from Ayrton Senna’s career. Director Asif Kapadia compiled past interviews, television coverage, and press conferences, depicting Senna’s life as possibly the best Formula One driver the world has ever seen. Kapadia strung together the footage in such a way so it would flow smoothly, and effectively lead the audience through the highs and lows of Senna’s career. Much of the footage from newscasts and interviews involved the rivalry between Ayrton Senna and the French racer Alain Prost. This rivalry was a central component of the documentary, as Prost was just the competition Senna needed to continue to push himself to victory time and time again.

Though his competition with Prost was a huge motivation to succeed, his true inspiration came from his deep religious beliefs. When questioned, or even accused, during interviews laced through the film, Senna would often respond with a reference to his strong reliance in God. Ayrton Senna, raised as a Catholic, attributed his many successes as well as strifes to the one stable, immovable figure in his life: God. A series of clips showing Senna’s countless victories gave the impression that he was unstoppable, especially to the Brazilian public who viewed him with great admiration. However in an interview during the peak of his career Senna stated “just because I believe in God, just because I have faith in God, it doesn’t mean that I’m immune. It doesn’t mean that I’m immortal”.

Perhaps more important than his role as a champion race car driver, Senna emphasized the racer driver’s profound influence- he was a source of inspiration for the Brazilian people.

As Senna travelled the globe to further his career, back in his home country there was of political unrest and social problems. Though he could have taken the path of stardom and abandoned his previously poor situation, Senna continued to return to Brazil and use the wealth he acquired from racing to help his impoverished homeland. However, Senna did more than just give financial aid; he served as a symbol of hope for the people of Brazil. Senna shows the enthusiasm and joy in Ayrton Senna’s fans whether they were in the stands or watching from across the globe, the Brazilian people had something in which they could join together, something to unite them.

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HonheehonheeShouts

Los Campesinos!Hello Sadness

Frazey FordObadiah

Chikita ViolentaTRE3S

Shouts sounds like it should function as a soundtrack behind a montage presenting the antics of a carefree group of teenagers. These teenagers have no problems bigger than that night’s math homework, and have spent the day drinking smoothies and mischievously pushing each other around in shopping carts. Full of playful vocals and shouted harmonies, the music possesses energy capable of shooting its listeners’ mentalities from the winter blues straight ahead into the sunny days of summer. Happy vibes aside, the music is obviously not casually put together. The band’s dedication to textured musicianship is especially evident in the primarily instrumental “Intro: My Lips, Your Voice,” featuring a myriad of overlapping bass and guitar riffs blended neatly into an upbeat and musically complex and interesting composition.

-Taylor Mooney

Manic Welsh twee-poppers Los Campesinos! have just put out their fourth album. I know–these guys started out back when there were still bands with exclamation points in their name(!), but contrary to all expectations that can reasonably be projected onto a band whose first big single was named “The International Tweexcore Underground”, these guys have aged well. Weirdly enough, the reason Los Campesinos still have their baseline appeal is precisely because the subject matter of their songs hasn’t aged. Frontman Gareth Campesinos (I know…) was made to write tunes about awkward teen romance, wittily tracing a series of failed relationships with suicidal abandon. The band themselves sound tighter than ever, largely ditching insistent violin-and-glock romps in favour of a more subdued 90’s alt-rock sound. Overall though, the facts that Los Campesinos! are still doing what they do best–even when indie rock has largely moved on–makes this album definitely worth a listen.

-Ian Malcolm

Obadiah is a great album to listen to in the morning to ease you into your day. With rich, soulful vocals reminiscent of Janis Joplin, Frazey Ford sings in a style that comes across as effortless and natural. She never tries to push her voice beyond its natural pitch or to sing with an ounce of aggression. The music is a seamless blend of smoky jazz and soul, warmly woven together into thirteen cozy compilations. With unobtrusive percussion accentuating light, unpretentious guitar riffs, the music is wholesome, organic and refreshing. The lyrics play with several different emotional themes, from the husky tones of “Lay Down With You” to the regretful nostalgia of “Lost Together,” and even including a new take on Bob Dylan’s “One More Cup of Coffee.”

-Taylor Mooney

The Barmitzvah Brothers have been playing music together since their high school days. Their latest album, the first in several years, launched soon after the birth of front-woman Julie Mitchell’s second child. The band collaborated specifically for the occasion, using the album to explore the themes of love, family and friends. The CD case also provides amusement in the form of several switchable cover photos! With a general indie pop feel, they play homemade instruments with a sophisticated sound that changes from song to song; sometimes in a subtle way, with radical shifts at others. However, each song has a steady beat, and the track that the album is named for, “Growing Branches”, features a cameo from Otis, Mitchell’s three year-old son. The melody and the rhythm of each song is lighthearted and whimsical, the music bringing a smile to your face.

-Taylor Losier

Originally from Mexico City, the Indie Rock group Chikita Violenta has traveled to Canada to produce and release their latest CD, TRE3S. Presenting us with a mash-up of different musical styles, including indie, techno, pop and something largely undefinable, the songs are interlaced with strong rhythms, steady beats and a wide array of sound effects. The vocals are smooth and hypnotic, changing to match the feel of the song. The CD was created in collaboration with many Canadian indie musicians, such as Wintersleep and Broken Social Scene, making it layered and lively. The intertwining drums, guitars and bass create a raw sound that is energetic. With lyrics in English and Spanish, the verses are almost anthem like, a staple of college-rock that would appeal to just about anyone.

-Taylor Losier

The Barmitzvah Brothers

Growing Branches

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Sackville Film Society presents The Skin I Live InA thrilling drama starring Antonio Banderas and Elena Anaya

Ian Moffat

Argosy Correspondent

Tonight, Sackville Film Society will be screening Spanish director Pedro Almodovor’s most recent psychologi-cal thriller, The Skin I Live In.

Antonio Banderas plays the part of Dr. Robert Ledgard, a demented plas-tic surgeon, hiding a suicidal patient known only as Vera (Elena Anaya) in his isolated mansion. Vera’s memory has been erased and her world is one of imprisonment, skin-graphs and surveillance. The neo-Dr. Franken-stein spends his days tinkering with and manipulating Vera’s person, and observing her behavior on camera. As Dr. Ledgard places Vera under the knife, incessantly constructing and reconstructing Vera’s face and body, Almodovor explores ideas of the individual, creativity and survival.

Almodovor has openly acknowl-edged his debt to the late great Alfred Hitchcock’s canonical cinematic mo-tifs: a central and enigmatic beautiful woman, the male gaze, the crisscross murder plot, double identities and

all things strange. He was heav-ily influenced by old Hollywood in which the movie is structured around a central female character, and aims to continue in that tradition. Almo-dovor also draws heavily on some more formalistic conventions that Hitchcock was a pioneer of, such as unhinging the camera from a single,

fixed and focused shot — allowing it to linger distractedly, mimicking the human gaze, and forcing the viewer into a kind of voyeuristic position.

After a career spanning three de-cades and eighteen feature films, The Skin I Live In is Almodovor’s first excursion into anything resembling horror, and most agree that the ven-

ture has been a success. Since its de-but at the Cannes Film Festival this summer, the film has received wide critical acclaim. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian calls it a “fantastically twisted new film, a luxury pulp fic-tion that breathes the atmosphere of a sick room,” and Susan Granger of Syndicate calls it “a shocking,

stunning, hyper-stylized interlude designed to make you shudder.”

The Skin I Live In is a film not to be missed. Tickets are nine-dollars for non-members, and six for members. For more information, visit the Sack-ville Film Society Facebook page, and to see the Sackville Film Society’s full line up go to www.voguecinema.ca

Inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s films, director Pedro Almodovor’s The Skin I Live In has delighted audiences and critics with its twisted story. Internet Photo/The Film Stage

OP/ED January 12, 2012 argosy@mta.ca

American presidential campaigns have a reputation for being unpredictable. Former governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, by most accounts, is the front-runner for the race to be the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. However, his razor-thin win over Rick Santorum in Iowa would suggest his nomination is not yet a guarantee.

The Republican nomination will need to answer the question. The question is not who best reflects party values, rather it is who can beat Barack Obama this November. For a candidate to be successful they must be able to find support outside of their party faithful, and Mitt Romney is the best candidate for this.

Some have criticized Romney for being too much like the man he wishes to replace; for essentially not being conservative enough. The days when social conservatives could

win president on campaigns that focus on ‘family values’ are gone and will not be returning anytime soon. Traditional Republican tactics will be less effective this November because voters in America don’t care if Rick Perry is sufficiently religious while they struggle to pay their mortgage.

Five of the six remaining candidates are taking positions that appeal to the base of their party, but not to the whole country. Ron Paul has reached out to the traditional isolationist Republican with his foreign policy positions, while Rick Santorum and Rick Perry have attempted to garner support from social conservatives. It is only Romney who could win against Obama.

It may be that Romney’s centrist positions will actually backfire if he should win the nomination. Republicans must be united behind their candidate because Obama will make mincemeat out of any candidate without a rock solid base of support. For whomever the Republican candidate turns out to be, they must walk a fine line between mobilizing their base without alienating the general public. So, where does all this leave the GOP as it moves into 2012?

Republicans must make a choice.

The Republican realityCan anyone beat Obama?John Trafford

Argosy Columnist

Well, I promised this would be a defence of piracy but as often happens events conspired to put that idea on hold for a bit.

On December 31, members of the Pirate Party of Canada began sifting through Parliamentary IP addresses to see if any had been downloading

torrents. Using the site youhavedownloaded.com, it was found that indeed there is evidence an individual or small group within parliament has been downloading files. The files are an interesting mix of books (Biology of Fishes, 3rd Edition), music (Maroon 5, Moves Like Jagger) and programs (Adobe Premiere Elements). As party member Travis McCrea rightly points out, this does not mean your Member of Parliament is downloading files, simply that someone using an IP address from Parliament Hill has. There are a couple of points to be made regarding these findings:

First, if it turns out an MP is responsible, there is a better than average chance they are

Pirates infiltrate Parliament Hill

James Wilson

ARRRgosy Columnist

Caught red-handed

Do they nominate a candidate who may not reflect traditional party views but who has a reasonable chance of being president? Or do they nominate someone that Republicans can embrace but Americans will reject? A Presidential candidate needs to be able to mobilize his party, but cannot do this through the polarizing policies of Rick Perry or Ron Paul.

At the end of the day what really matters is who can win on the first Tuesday in November. In my mind Mitt Romney is the obvious choice for the beleaguered Republican Party. Where does the blame for the Republican Party’s hardships lay? It is the membership of the GOP that has created a party that can no longer produce candidates like Dwight Eisenhower and Gerald Ford. Republicans need to open their eyes to that fact that Obama has an excellent chance of being re-elected unless the party can rally behind a moderate candidate that all Americans can accept.

Mitt Romney is that candidate.Mitt Romney is a forerunner to be the Republican Presidential Nominee. The question is, does he, or anyone have a shot at beating Obama?

Internet Photo/Fox News

a hypocrite. The Conservatives don't support digital piracy and the opposition parties general attitude can be summed up by Liberal MP, Judy Foote, "Canadians who legally purchase CDs, DVDs or other forms of digital content should be entitled to transfer their legally bought content from one format to the other, provided they do so for personal use and not for profit or transfer to others," which is not what the discovered behaviour is at all.

Second, if it is a family member or staffer, another issue arises. This kind of IP tracking is exactly how intellectual property holders find pirates. But the owner of the computer may be completely unaware any illegal downloads have

occurred. It shows how easy it is to be accused of violating copyright even when completely innocent.

This article is not meant to condemn those responsible, as I don't feel they have done anything wrong. They have merely done what humans have done since the beginning of time: exchanged information with one another. That said these are the same people who make claims that digital piracy is harmful. The party is currently in the process of filing an access to information request to find out whom the offending IP addresses were assigned to. Fairly soon we may find that Stephen Harper thinks he has 'moves like Jagger'.

The Pirate Party found 17 instances of copyright infringement on parliament hill during the past two months. Books, music and computer software were all downloaded.Internet Photo/Flickr

The Argosy www.argosy.ca 19OPINIONS & EDITORIALS

A sad chapter in Mount Allison’s history has come to an ignominious close and I offer my final thoughts on the Memorial Library.

The former university centre, Hessler Hall, Memorial Hall, The Tantramarsh Club and other permutations of original Memorial Library, are gone. There are virtually no traces of what the Mt. A website describes as a “Tudor-style … Library opened on 8 June 1927, and dedicated  to those Allisonians who lost their lives in World War One.”  Some of the red sandstone will be used to create an ‘echo’ amphitheater that John Grey (’68) has called a “memorial … to remind people of the greatest blunder in Mount Allison’s history.” But for now, the Northwest corner of campus is flat and void.

As Editor-in-Chief, I have the

final say in what does and does not go to print. I approved of the numerous articles and letters to the editor overwhelmingly opposed to the destruction of the Memorial Library, to the chagrin of many at Mt. A. Why did I allow this? Because I believed, similarly to those writing, that the current course of action could have been negotiated and tragedy could have been averted. I believed the sheer volume of letters and voices would bring those involved back to the table. I was wrong, for as Graham Watt put it, “The University’s great conversation, already muted, died.”

It has been a dramatic year and this chapter in the history of Mt. A will be a fascinating read. The reasons for demolition have changed and morphed as the situation dictated. Originally, it was structural fatigue and the need for an additional $5 million for retention of the building. However, after Professor Emeritus of Engineering Ron Boorne stated fatigue was a baseless and “meaningless” assessment, this was quietly dropped. The Argosy

broke the story about a concerned Allisonian who offered to “redress the issue [of money] by pledging the needed $5,000,000 to do the conversion of the Memorial Library to the new arts centre…” The donor was rebuffed for reasons unknown and, understandably, decided to withdraw this pledge. The University denies this vehemently. Mt. A’s website now states, as a bridge on the original money argument, that “Even if an extra $5 million could be raised, this is not where the University would choose to put the money. There are many other high priority campus and program needs that would take precedence.”

Was the building a memorial? The administration contends that the movement of the plaques with the names of the war dead in 2008 from the Memorial Library to the Student Centre essentially moved the memorial. Opponents of this argument cite a document dated November 26, 1918 (almost two weeks after the war ended), which states, “The Board [of Regents] most

heartily endorses the proposition of erecting a Library Building as a War Memorial in honor of Mount Allison students who have made the supreme sacrifice in behalf of our country.”

The Fine and Performing Arts Centre was part of the Jump Campaign, the University’s ambitious drive to raise $86 million. The description, however, since 2004, has described this new building as being built “around the historic alumni memorial library” and remained even after the decision for demolition had been decided, removed only a few months ago. Whether deliberate or a mistake, the result is a mislead public.

So, what now? Why review and rehash what was or was not done? The building is gone, yes. But the broken governance structures, zealous communications department, and lack of respect for the alumni and people of this university community remain. These issues are not new here at Mt. A, but the Memorial Library crystalized and represented them perfectly. Where is the conversation? Why can’t dons speak freely about

their contracts? Why do some fear retribution from the administration when they write for The Argosy, choosing instead to use pseudonyms? Why, in the midst of an impending faculty strike, did the administration e-mail students with their view on the status of negotiations? The goal is to be the number one graduate university in North America? Why? If the price to achieve that goal is to get in line, stick to the message, and let go of this institution’s history, than I will have no part in it. I will have nothing to give to it. I will receive my diploma and wash my hands of the University. What profit it a university is if gains the whole world but loses its own soul?

Mt. A’s ‘Alma Mater Song’ so eloquently says, ‘May all her sons, / Press forward still, the vanguard in the fight. / For Truth and Faith, for Justice and for Right.’ Let’s start living up to what generations of Allisonians before us have fought for, defended and celebrated. Let’s have the courage to care not about what’s popular, but about what’s right.

For Truth and Faith,for Justice andfor Right...

John A.W. Brannen

Editor-in-Chief

Argosy/Argosy Staff

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Garnet and Gold celebrates 80 yearsMusical theatre society continues longstanding legacy with production of Willy Wonka

2012 marks the eightieth anniversary of Mount Allison’s mainstream musical theatre society, Garnet and Gold (G&G).

The G&G Society was founded in 1932 making it one of the oldest societies on campus. Each year the society presents a large-scale musical featuring a cast and crew of about a hundred people. From January 19- 21, G&G will be continuing its long-standing legacy of popular productions with Roald Dahl’s beloved story Willy Wonka.

The society initially began as an offshoot of the Mount Allison Choral Society, under the direction of Prof. Harold S. Hamer. The very first production was the Gilbert and Sullivan H.M.S. Pinafore in 1932. In the early 1960s, the group became an official Mt. A society.

The society production progress halted for several years in the late 1930s and throughout the 1970s. However, G&G picked up again in the 1980s when they diversified their performance preferences, and began to present larger Broadway musicals. G&G has continued to steadily and consecutively present popular musicals for almost thirty years. Since their performance of Hello Dolly in 1987, not a year has gone by without a G&G production. The society has also been casting non-university students and community members into their productions since 2002, making the society much larger, more inclusive, and with more diverse talent.

G&G musicals are presented to the public, specifically children and schools, and the society understands the importance of presenting shows that enjoyable for people of all-ages.

Current G&G President Justin Thomas explains that “We recognize that we play an important role in the community through providing youth with this valuable theatrical experience. This also gives high school students a taste of the Mt. A experience. Personally when in high school, my G&G experience helped me decide to go to Mt. A”

Thomas wasn’t the only person whose decision to attend Mt. A was affected by the G&G Society, Alumnus Ian Mullan, who currently runs trrrash, a Halifax based theatre company, was also drawn to the university’s theatre community.

“When I got my Mt. A acceptance letter I was a sucker for the little note they put on the bottom saying I

should get involved with G&G.  My application talked about all the community theatre I had been doing in my hometown in Ontario and it was awesome to see someone read the application. “

Mullan was involved in several G&G productions between 2003-2007, including Footloose, Oklahoma! and The Wizard of Oz. He now writes and produces his own materials with trrrash. He believes that G&G helped him to get where he is now.

“  I think that the Mt. A theatre community helped me set my own parameters of how much I want to be involved in theatre and how to be a self-starter when projects I’m interested in aren’t just falling from the sky. But that has also has opened up a lot of possibilities for me and allowed me to pursue theatre projects that are personally rewarding that I select for myself.”

This year, G&G will continue to make history with their debut performance of Willy Wonka. The musical is a stage adaptation of the classic story Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It follows a young boy named Charlie Beckett and several memorable and eccentric

children into the magical world of Willy Wonka’s candy factory.

The show was cast in September and the main set of rehearsals began in early November. The production is comprised of a cast of 50 university students and local youth, 12 musicians in the pit band and over 40 production crew members.

The script to the play is based off the 1997 film, though many cuts and several character additions

have been made. The stage adaptation also contains more musical numbers, including 15 original songs.

Because the musical is based upon such an iconic and magical story, the cast and crew encountered several exciting challenges throughout the production process.

For first-year student, Francis Dowlatabadi, who plays

Willy Wonka, the biggest challenge of taking on the lead role was putting a unique spin on such a familiar character.

“Almost everyone has seen at least one of the two movie versions, and avoiding the interpretations delivered by Wilder and Depp while staying faithful to the source material was very difficult. However, I’d definitely say that the most fun part of Wonka to play is the balance of lightheartedness

and dark humour that I see in him. Something about that odd mix makes him extremely compelling to me.”

The staging process also proved to be difficult. But as director Karen Valanne reveals, it was also an opportunity to invent creative staging techniques.

“There’s a chocolate river and a pink candy boat and the characters have to float around the Fizzy Lifting room.   But the show starts with Wonka singing about the power of imagination, so that’s what I’m relying on.  The audience has to use their imagination for some of these things.  That’s the beauty of theatre.  If you tell people what’s going on and the actors are committed to it, the audience will go with you.  The most challenging thing has been to try to capture some of the magic of such a beloved tale. “

Thomas adds that “the nature of staging a musical is different from the film, and the audience can expect some great surprises. Ultimately one of the joys that separates the stage production from the film is that theatre allows for the imagination and thus participation of the audience. They will need to use ‘pure imagination’!”

The show will be performed at Convocation Hall. Tickets can be purchased at Joeys, Tidewaterbooks, the SAC office, at www.mta.ca/garnetandgold, as well a at the box office the night of the performance.

Julia McMillan

Arts and Literature Editor

Garnet & Gold Performance History

[ The audience] will need to use ‘pure imagination’

Justin ThomasPresident of the

Garnet and Gold Society

Top Left: Submitted photo by Karen Snell from the 1994 production of Bye Bye Birdie.Top Right and Middle Left: From the upcoming performance of Willy Wonka taken by Justin Thomas.Bottom left and right: Photos from the 2006 performance of Oklahoma!

1932 The H.M.S Pinafore

1934 The Mikado

1935 Patience

1936 The H.M.S Pinafore

1943 The Gondoliers

1946 The Yeoman of the Guard

1949 The Gondoliers 1954 Ruddigore

1956 Patience

1958 The Mikado

1979 Guys and Dolls

1982 H.M.S Pinafore

1983 The Mikado

1984 My Fair Lady

1985 Oliver

1987 Hello Dolly

1988 Grease

1990 Oklahoma

1992 Guys and Dolls

1993 Fiddler on the Roof

1994 Bye Bye Birdie 1995 Cabaret

1996 The Sound of Music

1997 The Pirates of Penzance

1998 Crazy for You

1999 Once Upon a Mattress

2000 Anything Goes

2001 Kiss Me Kate

2002 Annie Get Your Gun 2003 Fiddler on The roof

2004 Footloose

2005 Copacabana

2006 Oklahoma

2007 The Wizard of Oz

2008 Cinderella

2009 Fame

2010 Thoroughly Modern Millie

2011 Seussical

2012 Willy Wonka

The Argosy www.argosy.ca 21ARTS & LIT

Professor Glen Nichols welcomed an enthusiastic crowd of student thespians last Monday evening to kick off Windsor Theatre’s 2012 winter season. Students and professors from Mount Allison’s Drama Department shared their ideas and current projects with the group, and it seems as though the next few months are going to be full of exciting dramatic treats for all who love the theatre.

Alex Fancy, director of the much-loved Tintamarre production, gave a short preview of what this year’s production has in store. The production is called Camp, and—in true Tintamarre fashion—tells the bilingual story of a group of thirteen campers who suffer from eco-phobia.

“I invite you all to come to camp!” said Fancy, who continued to describe the production as an ecologically-themed bilingual comedy.

While this season promises to offer some light hearted productions, there will also be a number of darker, weightier and more experimental pieces. Drama student Spencer Yarnell described a one act play he

Windsor Theatre Out of the Box

Windsor Theatre prepares for an exciting winter season

Joel Young

Arts and Literature Writer

will be directing entitled Abel. The play will aim to re-interpret the story of Cain and Abel from Genesis.

“This story is the first act of human violence,” said Yarnell. The play will be a collaborative effort between the actors and the director, aiming to interpret the story, as well as the most experimental way to communicate the ideas implicit in the story to the audience.

Yarnell claims that nothing is too out there for this project: “It’s going to be Windsor Theatre ‘out of its mind’.”

This season will also feature a major production directed by Glen Nichols, a play reading series and a number of shorter plays.

To find out more about this winter’s performance schedule, or to learn how you can be a part of Windsor Theatre’s team of volunteers, visit their website, accessible through mta.ca. Argosy/Fiona Cai

Earth Skins: Three Decades of Drawings by Susan WoodOpening at the Owens Art Gallery on Friday January 13Halifax based artist and Mount Allison Fine Arts alumnus Susan Wood will be showcasing her work in an exhibition entitled Earth Skins:Three Decades of Drawings by Susan Wood. The exhibit will feature Wood’s work from the past decade, and will feature a series of drawings which explore themes of finitude and mortality. Using a wide range of artistic techniques, Wood incorporates museology, botany and geography into her work.The exhibition will run from January 13- February 26. For more information, visit mat.ca/ owns.

D’arcy Wilson: TuckOpening alongside Earthskins at the Owens on Friday January 13D’arcy Wilson, a New Brunswick

artist and Mount Allison Fine Arts alumnus, will present her multimedia installation, Tuck, at the Owens Art Gallery next week. Her work looks at the complexities of western societies’ relationship with wildlife, while dealing with ideas of isolation and vulnerability.

Pierrot Lunaire: A Centennial CelebrationOn January 21, join Helen Pridmore and guest performers as they celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pierrot Lunaire, Schoenberg’s

Things to see and do at Mt. AUpcoming arts events in Sackville this month

Admitting you don’t like the Muppets is like admitting you are a major downer. What’s not to love about the Swedish Chef, Beaker and Miss Piggy? Nothing, that’s what. When it comes to making your own Muppets, the possibilities are endless. Happy and adorable or dark and trippy—there is a Muppet design for everyone. Today The Argosy shows you how to unleash your inner Jim Hensen and make a puppet that will be your friend for life!

Materials:-A piece of Styro Foam or soft Foam for the head.- One yard of stretchy fleece, for puppet’s skin.- Some children’s clothes, or adult clothes depending on how big you want to make your little guy/gal.- Plastic bottle caps and a black sharpie, or craft store goggly-eyes (for the eyes)- Some black and red felt.- A cheap wig, a bunch of yarn or a fun child-sized hat (for the hair)

DIY: Not quite a mop, not quite a puppet…

The Argosy’s “Do it Yourself” column teaches you how to make your very own muppet

Joel Young

Arts and Literature Writer

- Hot glue gun, or spray adhesive.- A needle and thread. That’s right fellas, we’re getting our sew on.

Directions:1. Make the head. Form the basic shape of the head with a sharp knife (be careful not to cut your fingers!). There are no rules as to how you shape the head, just cut incrementally and be mindful of the hair and/or hat you will be putting on your new friend. Draw a rough sketch of the facial features to make this step easier.2. Cut out the eyes and mouth. You can detach the lower jaw piece and put on a new one with cardboard later for a flappy mouthed Muppet. Make a space in the skull to put your hand when you’re finished. Glue a piece of excess foam to the face to form a nose. Allow to dry.3. Use hot glue to attach the skin. Cut a piece of fleece that is big enough to cover your puppet head and start gluing it to the middle of the face. Make sure you glue the fleece deep into the eye sockets. Moving out from the center, keep readjusting, stretching and gluing until you have covered the face evenly and securely.4. Make eyes and the bottom of the jaw out of bottle caps and cardboard. Use felt to make the pupils, tongue and inside of the mouth. 5. Make ears, eye brows and a neck using felt and cardboard.6. Put on clothes. Glue collar of shirt or blouse to the puppet’s neck. Crumple up newspaper or extra foam to give the Muppet some bulk. Use cotton gloves for hands.You’re done!

Correction Notice:

Julia McMillan

Arts and Literature Editor

Internet Photo/ Owensartgallery

In the November 24 issue of The Argosy, the article “Examining the hazards of being uninvolved: A book review The Remains of the Day” was published under Joel Young’s name, however Argosy correspondent Sean McDonell actually wrote the article. We apologize for the confusion.

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D’Arcy Wilson will be showcasing her work in an exhibition called “Tuck” at the Owens Art Gallery next Friday.

chamber music masterpiece that has influenced musicians ever since and has been performed by artists as diverse as Cleo Laine and Bjork. This staged presentation tells the story of the tragic clown with some of the finest musicians in the Maritimes, along with new video by Ryan Suter and scenography by Decima Mitchell. The performance will be held at the Brunton Auditorium at 7:30. For more information contact hpridmor@mta.ca

SCI & TECH January 12, 2012 argosy@mta.ca

Russian researchers from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in St. Petersburg have good reason to be excited: they are quickly closing in on a discovery that may reveal forms of life that have never before been witnessed.

Ancient and frigid, the waters of Lake Vostok in Antarctica have been sealed away from the rest of the Earth under four kilometres of ice for at least fourteen million years. Sixteen square kilometres in size and dropping to depths of 1050 meters, Lake Vostok is sizeable and unique. Not only has it remained untouched for millions of years, it is also abnormally rich in oxygen. Fifty times more oxygen is present in Lake Vostok than in most freshwater lakes on the surface. Any

life that exists within Lake Vostok will not only be far removed from modern evolution, but will also have adapted to the unusual and special environment.

The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat put a stopper on the AARI’s attempts to explore Lake Vostok for years, arguing that their drilling would contaminate the pristine environment. Devising a new plan, the AARI designed a drill that would be pushed back up through the ice by Vostok’s pressure. Once the water refreezes, the drill will sample the newly formed ice, instead of directly sampling from the lake itself.

Lake Vostok formed by sheets of ice trapping Earth’s geothermal heat. As the ice continued to pile up on top of the surface of the lake, Vostok was buried deeper and deeper, yet remained liquid. John Priscu from Montana State University, a scientist currently exploring another Antarctic lake, told Reuters, “I think Lake Vostok is an oasis under the ice sheet for life. It would be really wild to thoroughly sample, but until we learn how to get into the system cleanly that’s an issue.”

Many scientists are concerned about contaminating the lake, even

The depths of Lake Vostok

Researchers intent on exploring ancient Antarctic lakeShawn Seeley

Science and Technology Editor

despite the researchers having satisfied the Secretariat. Even those working on the project Vostok Station are nervous. “I feel very excited, but once we do it there is no going back,” said Alexei Ekaikin about their research. “Once you touch it, it will be touched forever.”

Once the Russian researchers are able to break through the ice and collect their samples, the mysteries of Lake Vostok will undoubtedly become top science news. Will they find life? If so, what kind of life? Will it look like life as we know it today, or will there be species radically different than any witnessed previously? Perhaps even their genetic material will be different than we expect, mirroring findings like those from Mono Lake in the previous year, where bacteria were found to incorporate arsenic into their DNA.

Researchers at Vostok Station admit that they may not penetrate the ice for many months, but also allow for the possibility that the drill may break through within the next several weeks. Only time will tell how quickly the research proceeds, and how soon we can have answers to these burning questions.

Internet Photo/Wikipedia

In today’s digital world, most of us have a social media presence – “a virtual personality made up of status updates, tweets and connections” - but the big question is: What happens to that personality after you’ve died? In a recent TED Talk, Adam Ostrow, technological entrepreneur and executive editor at Mashable, revealed a wide set of rich new possibilities that the internet brings for people who can continue to live on ‘in the cloud’, even beyond death.By the end of 2012, an estimated one billion people on this planet will be actively using social networking sites. For Ostrow, this is of great significance

because what is being created is an “incredibly rich digital archive that’s going to live in the cloud indefinitely, years after we’re gone.”A number of services aimed at post-mortem communication within the cloud have already been establishedifidie.net allows users to create a video message that can be posted to their Facebook timeline after they die. According to the website, it is the ‘first and only Facebook application’ that provides this novel service to Facebook users. One simply has to install the app on Facebook, compose a message, and choose three trustees from their friends list who will be entrusted with delivering their message for them. Your last post no longer needs to happen while you are alive. 1000Memories.com provides a service that allows users to create an

Death goes social: dying in the digital ageMarc-Alexandre Chartrand

Science and Technology Writer

Researchers at Vostok Station are close to penetrating the ice above Lake Vostok, dipping into waters that have been undisturbed for fourteen million years.

Closing in on ‘the God particle’John Fraser

Argosy Correspondent

If you were following science news in 2011, you almost certainly heard about the Large Hadron Collider. A pinnacle of engineering, it has been called "...a Mecca to scientists the world over," by Sheldon Cooper of the Big Bang Theory. This amazing (and costly) piece of technology has taken on the task of delving into some of the most fundamental questions in contemporary physics. If these questions are answered, they will have deep implications for not only theoretical physics, but for philosophy as well. Despite all this, many of us are left wondering, "What does a massive, super conducting, super expensive, proton smashing ring have to do with me?”Before answering this, let's rewind the clock on the Large Hadron Collider. Also known as the CERN supercollider, the LHC is a twenty-seven kilometer ring of tubes lined with superconducting magnets. These magnets are used to propel two protons in opposite directions and collide them head on. As they collide and essentially disintegrate, the research teams take measurements of the subatomic ‘debris.’ It is within this high-energy debris that scientists are hoping to replicate the state of the universe immediately following the big bang. Chief amongst this smattering of subatomic particles is the Higgs boson particle. Nicknamed ‘the God particle’ by the popular science community, the Higgs boson is theorized to be the carrier of mass and is the only remaining undiscovered elementary particle predicted by the Standard Model of

particle physics. The Standard Model describes our universe as being made up of twelve basic particles and governed by four forces, all at the subatomic level. The Higgs boson, if discovered, would provide further evidence for the Higgs Field, complete the Standard Model, and reveal the origin of mass in sub atomic particles. Unfortunately, the Higgs boson would have to be large, and large particles decay far too quickly to be measured. Physicists at CERN are working hard to find the Higgs boson, and when they do, many of our questions about the origin of mass will be answered. We now return to that fundamental question: why should you care?It probably won't impact your party habits, class schedule or annual trips to exotic international destinations. However, if the Higgs boson particle is found, it will help to ground the credibility of the Standard Model. It is found that the Higgs-Boson particle doesn't exist, we will know that our basic understanding of the universe is inaccurate. Since so much of science and philosophy is bent on explaining our universe and its origin, the discoveries made at the Large Hadron Collider could reshape the way we understand and look at the universe. Rest assured, scientists are hard at work looking for this answer, with the amount of information received by the LHC expected to double for 2012. Fabiola Gianotti, spokeswoman for the experiment, suggested that the Higgs-Boson could be confirmed or denied in the coming year. Instead of a 2012 apocalypse, you can now look forward to a brand new perspective on our wonderful universe.

online tribute to their loved ones, complete with photos, videos and stories. 1000 Memories allows their users to post a multimedia scrapbook of remembrance for their deceased friends and family. Perhaps the most interesting of these developments is the emergence of a new range of technologies capable of analyzing huge amounts of human-produced text and video. By making probabilistic assumptions, these new technologies could make it possible for our “digital personas to continue to interact in the real world long after we’re gone thanks to the vastness of the amount of content we’re creating,” according to Ostrow.One service called My Next Tweet analyzes a user’s entire Twitter stream and makes predictions as to what you might say next. While the service currently produces quite comical

results, exponential growth in the technical capabilities of such services over the next decade could produce robots that will be able to interact more similarly to humans. Ostrow believes that one day it will be possible to use this kind of technology to “beam a representation of our loved ones into our living rooms, and interact in a very lifelike way based on all the context they created while they were alive.”In closing his TED Talk, Ostrow was careful to remind everyone of the implications

of these new technologies. “What we all need to be thinking about is if we want (this) to become our reality – and if so, what it means for a definition of life and everything that comes after it.”

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The 2011 Top Ten in Sci/TechRecalling last year’s biggest moments

Internet Photo/Fukushima

Japan's trifecta: earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown forced the world to reconsider emergency preparations, building technologies and nuclear safety.

A new year is upon us, and 2012 promises to deliver big science questions, answers and of course, the stories that accompany them. In looking forward to this year’s advancements, we would be remiss to forget that last year was an excellent year for science, and so let us take a look at what mattered the most for science in 2011.

1. Japan’s deadly trio of disastersOn March 11, an enormous 8.9 earthquake rocked Japan. The earthquake triggered one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent times, sending a massive tsunami hurtling across Japan’s coasts. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was damaged, experienced three meltdowns and several explosions. The final death toll was 16,000.

2. Weather gone wild The world experienced some its worst weather in recent history. Breaking one hundred year old records, floods, fires, tornadoes, land slides, and hurricanes devastated the world. Highlighting the need for a paradigm shift, the wacky weather of 2011 emphasized climate change over merely global warming.

3. Looking for Martians NASA sent its latest rover to the red planet, searching for evidence of life. Featuring oceans larger than Earth’s, the dusty planet may be hiding microbes in its soils that the Curiosity rover is bent on finding.

Shawn Seeley

Science and Technology Editor

4. Space Shuttle Program cancelled President Obama disappointed many scientists and fans around the world when the costly Space Shuttle Program was shut down. Further blows were issued when the program scheduled to replace it, plans to return to the moon, and for a manned trip to Mars were all cancelled as well.

5. Faster-than-light Neutrinos Scientists at CERN shocked the world when they produced results suggesting that Einstein’s theory of relativity may be wrong. Measuring neutrinos that arrived just a fraction too quickly, the physicists were certain they’d found particles moving faster than photons, or beyond the speed of light. Whether these findings stand up to rigorous peer review and retesting is yet to be seen.

6. Steve JobsThe death of Apple’s long time CEO and visionary Steve Jobs moved the technological community. Jobs, though not always providing the best product in his earlier years with Apple, had revolutionized the personal technology industry, emphasizing products that were sleek, sexy, and ergonomic. Before losing his battle with cancer, it is safe to say that Jobs fundamentally changed what consumers expect from technology.

7. Technology fuels revolutionsWhether you choose to speak about Egypt, Libya, or the United States, social media undeniably played an unprecedented role in catalyzing revolutions around the world. From mobilizing Arab Spring to creating motivation for the Occupy Wall Street movement, social media established itself as a tool of solidarity for the people. Some

countries have already began considering how to limit its impact.

8. Planet search explodesThe search for planets, now aided by the powerful Kepler telescope, exploded in 2011. Racing forward, scientists were discovering planets faster than the world could keep up with. Particularly promising among them is Kepler 22-b, which is roughly Earth-sized and could theoretically have liquid water. Kepler’s search for habitable planets and the possibility of extraterrestrial life will continue to prosper as more planets like Kepler 22-b are discovered.

9. AIDS vaccine in human trials Researchers from the University of Western Ontario were granted permission from the FDA to conduct the first human trials for an HIV vaccine. Entering the first phase of trials, forty HIV positive individuals will receive the vaccine. The second phase will include six hundred HIV negative individuals. Within the decade, it is possible that inoculations for HIV will be found to be as effective as those for measles, rubella and so forth. Immunity to the HIV virus may be accomplished.

10. IBM’s computer wins Jeopardy! Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, two of Jeopardy’s most successful contestants, were no match for IBM’s computer, Watson. Watson defeated its human rivals in a three day competition. A pinnacle moment for computers, Watson’s winning strategies suggest that technology truly is catching up to us. In the future, as quantum computing improves, computers may be able to not only answer questions with the answers that ‘fit best’ according their calculations, but may also be able to reason and use logic.

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IBM Beats Jeopardy

AIDS Vaccine Trials

Planet Discoveries

Tech Revolutionaries

Apple Genius Dies

Faster-than-light Neurtrinos

Space Shuttle Program Cancelled

Finding Martians(Sort of)

Wild Wicked Weather

Earthquakes, Tsunami and Melt down

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Songs of Man

31 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS*

(Outside)

02 CANNON BROS.* Firecracker / Cloudglow (Disintegration)

26 FOAM LAKE* Force and Matter (Self-Released)

28 THE WOODEN SKY* City of Light (Black Box)

07 LONG WEEKENDS* Warmer Weather (Self-Released)

11 COREY ISENOR* The Hunting Party (Self-Released)

01 ADAM MOWERY* They Won’t Know Where We Are - Live at CHSR (Self-Released)

12 SISKIYOU* Keep Away the Dead (Constellation)

18 TASSEOMANCY* Ulalume (Out of This Spark)

08 MARINE DREAMS* Marine Dreams (You’ve Changed)

15 THE WEATHER STATION* All Of It Was Mine (You’ve Changed)

23 DELORO* Deloro (Idée Fixe)

06 QUAKER PARENTS* Taps Turn Off (Self-Released)

30 CHAD VANGAALEN* Diaper Island (Flemish Eye)

24 WASHED OUT Within and Without (Sub Pop)

21 THE VACCINES What Did You Expect From the Vaccines? (Columbia)

19 TOM WAITS Bad As Me (Anti-)

27 WILL CURRIE AND THE COUNTRY FRENCH*Awake You Sleepers (File Under: Music)

25 DIRTY BEACHES* Lone Runner b/w Stye Eye (Suicide Squeeze)

04 JOEL PLASKETT/SHOTGUN JIMMIE* Joel Plaskett/Shotgun Jimmie Split (New Scotland)

29 SOUTHERN SHORES* Atlantic (Cascine)

20 SNAILHOUSE* Sentimental Gentleman (Forward Music Group)

14 ADAM COHEN* Like A Man (EMI)

16 WILCO* The Whole Love (dBpm)

THE BLACK KEYS03El Camino

(Nonesuch)

22These Parks

LUCAS HICKS*

(Self-Released)

13 APOLLO GHOSTS* Money Has No Heart (Geographing)

Divine Providence

09 DEER TICK

(Partisan)

17Deformer

DOG DAY*

(Fun Dog)

05 MOBY DICKS, THE / NEEDLES // PINS* The Moby Dicks / Needles // Pins Split (Mammoth Cave)

10 HONHEEHONHEE* Shouts (Self-Released)

STEREOPHONIC SCHEDULE

Hot Picks from Stereophonic Organizers Kevin and JessKevin Brasier and Jess Palmer

STEREOPHONIC 9: JAN 18-21

Kevin’s Picks:David Simard – MTA Chapel:Simard is not your typical folk act. His voice gets you hooked, and his expert musicianship keeps you interested. The Chapel is the perfect venue for a performer of this calibre.

Lucy Niles and the Mouthbreathers – Bridge Street Café:This will probably be the !rst and last time you see a punk band at the Bridge Street Café. Hold on to your butt, R.A!

The North Lakes – George’s (Fri):This band saved my life, and they’ll sure as hell save yours. Don’t miss it.

Yellow Teeth – George’s (Sat):As co-founders of Sackville’s burgeoning underground punk scene, Yellow Teeth are on a serious mission to mess you up. You have been warned.

Jess’ Picks:B.A. Johnston - The Pond:A dear friend of Sackville and performer of the highest callibre. I dare you to !nd anyone else who puts more of themselves into a show than this guy. Not to be missed, especially for those who have never lived the B.A. experience!

Banded Stilts - The Vogue:Steve Haley’s voice is like a dream, and his lyrics spin stories that make you feel like a long lost friend. Banded Stilts are what The Vogue has always been waiting for.

Lake Names - George’s (Fri):These guys write catchy songs to get your day going the right way. I’d like to wake up to them playing a show in my kitchen on a Monday morning (or at George’s on a Friday night).

Adam Mowery - Struts:Mowery’s eager acoustic pop tunes make me want to drink kool-aid and shake my head around.

STEREOPHONIC VENUE MAP: WHERE YOU’LL FIND YOUR FAVORITE BANDS

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Mounties split games versus SMU, XFirst game of 2012 features steamrolling of SMU 8-1

Robert Murray

Sports Editor

Mount Allison/Sue SeabornMount Allison’s captain Lauren Oickle from Moncton, NB (10), leads the pack as she takes the puck into the Huskie end. The Mounties won the game 8-1 led by multi-point nights from six players including Oickle.

The first full weekend of 2012 provided the hockey Mounties with two completely different experiences. On Saturday, Mt. A came out firing on all cylinders to defeat the visiting Saint Mary’s Huskies by a score of 8-1 while on Sunday the X-Women from Antigonish broke up the perfect weekend by shutting out Mt. A 3-0 in front of a loud Sackville crowd.

Mt. A rode eight even strength goals to victory on Saturday as they hit the ground running to start the 2012 season. Captain Lauren Oickle got the scoring started just over four minutes into the first period putting the puck past SMU goaltender Mallory Sanford. Ashlyn Somers then added her first of two goals in the game three minutes later. Katelyn Morton picked up her first point of the night assisting on Somers’ tally before adding two goals four minutes and seventeen second apart in the second.

Morton’s second goal of the game prompted a goaltending change from SMU who put Bria Sharkey after Sanford gave up six goals on twenty shots. Fifth year veteran Lisa Riley, who tallied an assist on Morton’s second goal and finished a team best plus-four on the day, noted the importance of getting back into the rhythm of things after the long break was a crucial factor in Saturday’s win. “We practiced every day this week and it helped a lot. Normally we have Monday’s off but it was good to have the extra ice time to get rid of some of

the jitters before playing.” First year players Kristy Lanigan

and Riki Krentz scored in the third period to record their first ever goals with the Mounties. Megan Corley-Byrne was solid in net despite not playing since November 27 as she stopped thirteen of fourteen shots in the game. Halifax native sophomore Lindsay James rounded out the scoring and added an assist on Oickle’s goal to continue leading Mt. A with six goals and fifteen points to stay in the top ten for scoring in the AUS.

Sunday was a complete turn around for Mt. A as the visiting CIS fourth ranked X-Women took two points from the Mounties in AUS hockey action. Alex Normore, Nicole Hansom and Daniela Falconio scored in the first, second, and third respectively while Kristy Garrow made twenty-five saves for the 3-0 shutout Sunday at the Tantramar Veterans Memorial Civic Centre. The game was much more balanced than Saturday’s tilt, with both teams getting quality chances that were not reflected in the final score.

The Mounties stayed disciplined, only giving up two power-play opportunities while Corley-Byrne, making her second start in twenty-four hours, stopped 38/41 shots for a respectable .927 save percentage in the game.

Up next for the Mounties is their third straight home game of 2012 as UPEI travels to Sackville, New Brunswick to take on the Mounties. Puck drops at 7:00 pm.

While students traditionally use the winter break to relax and catch up on sleep, this was not the case for the Mount Allison University swim team. As part of their continuing training towards the AUS Championship in February, six members of the Mount Allison Swim Team, as well as head coach John Peters, travelled south to Orlando, Florida to attend a training camp from December 26 until January 2.

Over the course of the week, the team practiced fourteen times at the YMCA of Central Florida, swimming no less than four hours every day. They travelled and trained alongside the UNB Fredericton swimmers. "The camp was really beneficial to all team members who attended,” says team captain MacGregor Grant. “It should make a big difference in helping move up the ranking both in individual events and relays in order to gain more points for the team."

Explains Coach John Peters: “We trained twice a day 8:00-10:00am and 4:30-6:30 pm; long course in the morning and short course in the afternoon. We swam on average 7000m in the mornings and 6500m in the evenings.” Overall, the swimmers specializing in shorter races each swam an average of 75km over the course of the camp, while the distance swimmers covered 83km. During a single practice on New Year’s Eve, swimmers Marya Peters and Casey Losier swam a grueling 10 km set; a practice that alone can last almost three hours. “Florida was a great opportunity to get in lots of intense swimming before the AUS championship” says Losier “It was a great way for the team to bond as well.”

Despite the hard work the Mounties also took the time to sightsee; they toured Orlando and surfed and kayaked at Cocoa Beach. Most afternoons were spent by the hotel poolside, getting ready for the evening workouts. However, the team is now back in the Mt. A pool, preparing themselves for their next meet, hosted by the University of PEI, the weekend of January 21. It will be the last meet before the highly anticipated Championships at Dalhousie.

Mounties team up with UNB swimmers for camp in OrlandoTaylor Losier

Argosy Correspondent

Mount Allison’s men’s basketball team opened the 2012 portion of the schedule with a convincing 79-43 victory over the NSAC Rams in Truro this past Sunday. The victory came on the heels of a 78-64 exhibition loss to the University of Maine at Machias Clippers forty-eight hours earlier.

On Friday, the Mounties battled hard but came away with an exhibition loss against the Clippers. The first game of 2012 provided recently hired head coach Duane Starratt a chance to put more of a mark on the team, which was welcomed with enthusiasm by third year guard Tim Crouse who said, “It was extremely important because we’ve had a few practices to get used to the new coach and new system so we really wanted to show that we were able to adapt to the changes.” Despite the loss, the team battled hard against a Clippers team that had the size advantage on them. MacKenzie Brown excelled in the game, advancing the ball seamlessly

Basketball men open 2012 with win Men power past Rams after dropping exhibition gameRobert Murray

Sports Editor

from one end of the court to the other. Mt. A held Maine to a very tight six-point lead

after the second half, but a strong third quarter pushed the team from below the forty-ninth parallel ahead for good. By the start of the fourth quarter, Brandon Malally had become the focus of Maine’s defense, stifling the 6-4 Psychology major from Truro. Kevin Monaghan and Ian McShane also contributed to the offensive output by the team on Friday that saw the team fall short of their points for per-game, which stood at 77.75 per game heading into the New Year.

On Sunday the men took the lessons learned from their loss to Maine and channeled them effectively to the tune of a convincing 79-43 victory over the NSAC Rams. Four Mounties reached double digits as Brandon Malally lead the scoring with nineteen points followed by Ben Chisholm who dropped twelve. MacKenzie Brown and Ian McShane each added eleven to move the Mounties to 3-1 on the road and 5-3 overall on the season. The win puts the Mounties into third place in the ACAA Men’s Basketball standings behind the 8-0 Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics (MSVU) and 5-2 St. Thomas University Tommies (STU.)

The Mounties head off to Fredericton this weekend for an all New Brunswick matchup versus the Tommies. Action gets underway at 8:00 PM.

Forward Brandon Malally scores two of his game-high nineteen points again NSAC. The Mounties won 79-43 to move into third place in the ACAA standings.

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Training season

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Mount Allison's six-foot-four forward BRANDON MALALLY has won University Athlete of the Week honours again for leading his Mounties’ men’s basketball team to another win in Truro over the NSAC Rams, 79-43. He led the scoring with 19 points and seven rebounds to pace   the Mounties to another league victory. And in a 64-78 exhibition loss  against Machias on Friday, Malally led the scoring again with 34 points. Malally was Mount Allison's November Athlete of the Month and  is averaging 18 points per league game so far this season.

A third-year player with the Mounties, Malally comes from Truro, NS  where he is a past two-time MVP with the Cobequid Educational Centre  team. The former high school league all-star was the Mounties' Rookie  of the Year in 2009-10. At six-four and 235 pounds he has been a dominant player every game for the Mounties.

Mount Allison's forward ASHLYN SOMERS led the Mounties to an 8-1 victory over Saint Mary?s Huskies, and a third-place AUS ranking. Somers had two goals and one assist to lead the way, and was named as  one of the game stars for her efforts.

Head coach Zach Ball was pleased with Somer's performance and said, "Ashlyn has played a huge role for us this year on one of our top  lines. She plays both power play and penalty kill and has really developed into a strong leader for our team, on and off the ice."

Somers is second in the AUS for game-winning goals and ninth in the plus-minus ratings. A 5'5" third-year player with the Mounties, Somers comes from Murray River, PEI. She is a former Athlete of the Year and Hockey MVP with the Riverhawks of Rothesay Netherwood School in New Brunswick, and was also a member of the U-18 Prince Edward Island provincial team in 2008.

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Chelsea King

Chelsea King from Shoal, Newfoundland, is a left winger (Forward) for Mount Allison University's hockey team in addition to being a third year Chemistry major and Biology minor. This is her third year playing on the hockey team, but she is not just a hockey player, as she finds other ways to keep busy off the ice.

Chelsea has volunteered with Mounties in Motion, the student athlete volunteer society which helps athletes find time in their busy schedules to volunteer at Salem Elementary School. She also works two part time jobs at the Mt. A Fitness and Athletic Centre. Chelsea has not only played hockey for ten years, but she is also involved in track and field and runs the 100 and 200 meter sprint. Her sister Courtney, also a member of the Mounties hockey team, was very involved in long distance running and her mother thought it would be good for Chelsea to try sprinting because she was so fast on the ice. This turned out to be a good idea and she had just enough

Lisa Riley

Argosy Correspondent

time to start formal training before the 2009 Canada Games where she competed for Team Newfoundland. During the summer she plays ball hockey, and just this past summer her team won Eastern Regionals.

Chelsea doesn't just play sports, she is involved in the coaching side as well, helping local coach John Bryden with a team he takes to compete in the Chowder Cup in Boston. She provides support for Bryden as well as being a positive role model for the girls to look up to. Hockey, ball hockey and sprinting seem like a lot of sports for one person to play, but she also plays basketball and is even

the captain of her intramural team here at Mt. A. Finally, Chelsea was able to participate in the student therapist program for Mt. A and volunteered with our very own women's Rugby team. She learned some valuable skills, such as concussion testing, which is making headlines everywhere these days, and was able to help a fellow Mt. A team in the process.

The hockey season is so long, lasting from September until early March, that Chelsea has had to keep her life organized in order to balance school along with her many other endeavours. Along with managing a

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full course load, she was an Academic All Canadian last year and is on track for the same again this year.

When asked how she keeps her life so organized, she replied that she uses hockey as a place to escape the madness that school can sometimes cause. She has never asked for an extension once while here at school, and assured me she has never handed in a late assignment, but finds it better to make sure all her work is done so while she is at the rink she can just think about hockey. She even went so far as to suggest without hockey, she would not know what to do with all her free time. Hockey is a motivator for her, not an excuse, but that's not to say that she did not have a learning curve.

This is again where hockey helped her, because she learned from other girls on the team to put her time in and get her school work done first. She looks at herself as a student first and, in her own words, “We leave here to get an education and playing hockey is a bonus. School comes first.” Chelsea has many fond memories from her years thus far with the Mt. A hockey team, but her favourite memory is a game against Dalhousie when she scored her first goal. “I scored and was so excited that

I skated as fast and hard as I could down the ice. One of the older girls had to grab me to stop me so everyone could celebrate with me.” That game also meant a lot to her because her roommate, Jenelle Hulan, recorded her first shutout in the 2-0 game.

    After Mt. A Chelsea plans on going back to Newfoundland and studying to be a Pharmacist and possibly Pharmacology. This means four more years of school, but she plans on staying just as active in the sporting world. She would like to help coach some of her old teams as well as join a senior hockey league.

Winter can be a very depressing time of year for people. Snow storms, shorter days and cold weather are not thrilling events to look forward to and season affective disorder (SAD) is something that some people experience during this time.

SAD is when a person experiences episodes of depression. These episodes can occur year round but are most common during winter. It has been shown that people who live in places with shorter daylight are at the greatest risk for developing SAD. One of the major contributors to developing this disorder is photoperiods. Daylight is minimized during the winter months which is why this disorder is most commonly experienced during this time. There are also individual variations that can contribute to this disorder such

Do you have the winter blues?

Jenn MacKenzie

Health Intern

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as body temperature, genes and hormones.

The symptoms of this disorder vary among individuals and it is possible that not all of them will be experienced if you have SAD. The symptoms for SAD are usually the same as the symptoms for depression, but there are some variations. The symptoms that seem to be similar are: loss of energy and ability to concentrate (especially in the afternoon), loss of interest in school work or other related activities, feeling slow and sluggish, having social withdrawal and being unhappy or irritable. Weight loss is most common in patients with depression however people with SAD usually experience an increase in appetite which leads to weight gain. People with SAD also tend to have increased sleeping patterns and experience daytime sleepiness whereas people suffering from depression do not get enough sleep.

SAD, unlike many other disorders,

is unable to be tested for. The diagnosis for this disorder is based upon your history of symptoms. There are also treatments available to help decrease the symptoms involved with SAD. Antidepressant medication can be taken to decrease the depression-like symptoms. Exercising can also minimize these symptoms, if the

Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn

Mount Allison/Sue Seaborn

NBA players, fans and owners faced a season procrastinating lockout. The lockout lasted 149 days, with neither side, owners or players, willing to budge on their demands. Eventually, the sides were able to ratify their collective bargaining agreement on November 26, with the season being pushed to an opening on Christmas Day. Important factors that were worked out included: Basketball related income for players and owners, how the luxury taxes were implemented and what the mid-level exception salary would be for players.

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Seasonal Affective Disorder is not always visible and occurs most often during the winter months.

Woods broke a career-long winless streak of 107 weeks when he birdied the last two holes to capture his fifth career win in the Chevron World Challenge, by one stroke over Zach Johnson, in early December. This win leaves golf and Tiger fans optimistic for the coming PGA tour season. Wood’s is a burn of optimistic vigour for the man who has suffered through intense public scrutiny for his turbulent personal life and poor gameplay over the past 2 seasons.

The recent Canadian World Junior loss in 2012 notwithstanding, many favoured Canada to take the Gold in Buffalo last January. Canada and Russia met in the gold medal game at the HSBC Centre in Buffalo last January for a game which all Canadians hoped would allow Canada to reclaim its’ pride, after being upset by the USA in the prior tournament.

Team Canada was leading 3-0 going into the third period, and many, had turned their attention away from the game, assured of our golden outcome. However, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, or in my case a trip to the bar, Russia scored five goals. Canada lost to Russia 5-3 and things changed forever.

In January, the NHL saw its best player, Sidney Crosby, sidelined for the season because of a concussion. When he finally returned to the game November 21, he had two goals and two assists. After playing only eight games, Crosby collided with teammate Chris Kunitz and took a hit from Boston Bruins' David Krejci, and his concussion symptoms returned. It is still undetermined when or even if he will return.

person can get enough energy to do so. Light therapy has also been proven to be a very effective method for treating people with SAD.

Light therapy involves a special lamp with a fluorescent light that mimics the sun’s rays. This treatment is commonly called the light book or light box. It is most effective in the mornings so it can mimic sunrise but can be beneficial throughout the day. The therapy sessions normally last for 30 minutes and people who have participated in light therapy have noted that their symptoms improved within three to four weeks. We have a light book at the Wellness Centre on the bottom floor of the Wallace McCain Student Centre which is available free of charge.

If you think you may suffer from SAD you can learn more about this disorder and/or make an appointment with the light book by visiting the Wellness Centre in person or by calling them at (506) 364-2163.

Simon Murray

Sports Writer

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The Mount Allison University Women’s basketball team started 2012 off on the right foot with convincing victories over their opponents from the University of Maine at Machias (UMM) and Nova Scotia Agricultural College (NSAC) in a span of less than forty-eight hours.

The team came out firing on all offensive cylinders to down the University of Maine at Machias Clippers Friday evening by a score of 101-73 in an exhibition match-up. Backed by numerous three-pointers, the team took a 67-34 lead at the half and never looked back. Everything seemed to click for the team as they converged on rebounds aggressively to smother any chances by their opponents. The team was also cheered on by a strong Harper Hall fan base looking to capture their third straight President’s Spirit Award.

Rookie forward Danielle Broome noted the importance of starting 2012 off right, saying, "To start off

Women roll past NSAC in TruroWomens basketball Mounties get the ball rolling

Robert Murray

Sports Editor

with a win even if it was an exhibition game is really important because it will boost the confidence of the team.” Second year Commerce Major MacKenzie Gray led the way for Mt.

A with twenty-two points. Jennifer Robinson added sixteen and Marlon Smith added twelve in the twenty-eight point victory. Responding for the Clippers were Dana Houghton

and Samira Cruz who had twenty-three and nineteen points respectively in the loss.

Sunday’s game against NSAC provided more of the same as Mt.

A shot 39.5% from the field, took hold quickly and never looked back to the tune of an 85-37 victory in Truro. With the win they improved to 6-2 on the season and distance themselves from fourth place UNBSJ in the ACAA Women’s basketball Standings. MacKenzie Gray led the way again for the Mounties, scoring twenty-three points while Marlon Smith and Megan Plummer added fifteen and twelve respectively.

Additionally, the Mounties drained twelve three pointers in the game, their most in ACAA competition since November 16, 2011 when they drained nineteen from the land beyond against Crandall University in a 129-86 victory. The Mounties also out rebounded the Rams offensively (27-7) and defensively (23-22.)

Despite the positive results over the weakend, the team relied heavily on their offense to drown out their opponents, as their points-allowed per-game is currently ranked fourth in the league at 65.25. Broome reflected on the team’s defensive abilities suggesting, “To improve on defence I think we just have to talk as a team on the court and everything will fall into place.”

Up next for the Women is an away date with the first place STU Tommies (7-0) on Saturday January 14 in Fredericton. Be sure to follow @Argosy_Sports on Twitter for live reporting from Fredericton. Tipoff is at 6:00 pm.

Mount Allison/Sue SeabornMount Allison’s Marlon Smith from Amherst, NS drives past Machias player Danielle Wormell.

A month after the National Hockey League (NHL) approved a radical re-alignment plan, the plan was rejected by the Players’ Association. Due to the timing of the rejection, the current two-conference format will stay in place in the 2012-13 season.

The proposed re-alignment would have seen the erasing of the divisional format and the introduction of four conferences which maintained a familiar look to the current divisions. Two conferences would consist of eight teams, while the other two would have seven teams; the schedule would also have been set up in a way where each team would play all other twenty-nine teams in the league once at home and once on the road.

The playoff format would have been altered as well, with four teams from each conference qualifying for the postseason. The first two rounds would have featured inter-conference match-ups, with the four conference champions moving on to the final two rounds.

It had not yet been determined whether the league’s semi-final round match-ups would have been set beforehand (for example, Conference A champion will play Conference B champion this year),

NHLPA shuns re-alignmentCurrent format to remain intact next season

Wray Perkin

Sports Writer

or whether the champions would be re-seeded following the conference championships.

The reason for any sort of proposed re-alignment seems to boil down to the relocating this past summer of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg; this poses an unfortunate geographical disadvantage for the Jets, who play in a division with Tampa Bay, Florida, Carolina, and Washington. As well, the Detroit Red Wings’ current location in the Western Conference has long been one for which a more appropriate resolution has being sought.

One might think the easy solution would be to switch the Jets and Wings from one conference to the other; that way, each conference would maintain an equal fifteen teams. However, when it comes to divisional setups, it becomes slightly more difficult, mainly for Detroit.

While Winnipeg could fit in alright

in a division with St Louis, Nashville, Columbus and Chicago (Detroit’s current division), the Red Wings would be in a tougher situation. Their close location to Toronto and Buffalo means it would make sense to put them in the Northeast, but then where would one put Boston, the assumed outcast in this division? This raises the question of whether it is easier to re-arrange the entire league, or one conference.

Hopefully Gary Bettman and the NHL will figure things out, before the new team in Winnipeg goes bankrupt due to travel costs. But, on the bright side, the Jets have the best home record in the league; maybe it would just be easier for them to play their entire eighty-two game schedule at home? Then, when teams like Phoenix or Dallas visit, they’d see what it’s like to play in front of a crowd.

way of the game against UNBSJ, with the sets 25-21 and 25-18 in favour of the home side.

The Mounties did all this despite the absence of Vanessa Gray and Jane Delahunt from their roster. After the matches, Coach Andrew Kennedy commented on the results, “The team responded well to the subtle changes in our approach,” also adding, “I am especially encouraged by our scores

against NSAC - who will be a potential playoff match-up in a few weeks time.”

Kennedy praised the individual efforts of Erica Cronkhite and Jessie Pigeon in the team’s win, while also remaining focused on the task at hand, repeating as ACAA champions and a trip to nationals in Nanaimo,

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Mounties perfect in invitational volleyball tourney

B.C., “our match this coming Sunday against the Rams may be a better indication of how the rest of the term will look for us.”

In other matches the Sea Wolves beat the Panthers 2-1 (21-25, 25-18, 15-10), the Rams downed the Panthers 2 sets to none (25-11, 25-18) and the Sea Wolves closed out their tournament with a 2-0 win over NSAC (25-15, 25-18.) Up next for the Mounties are two home dates, when the Holland College Hurricanes visit Saturday at 6:00 PM followed by a visit by the NSAC Rams at 2:00 pm on Sunday, which will be covered live by the “@Argosy_Sports” Twitter feed.

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Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHLPA has made his first stand against the NHL ahead of the CBA expiry this summer.

Mountie volleyball players Caila Henderson (right) and Caroline Tremaine (above) in action last Saturday at Mt. A.

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