• Volume 98/ Issue 07 Nov. 26, 2007 •

• Brandon University’s Student Newspaper •

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How High is Too High?
N a t i o n a l A d d i c t i o n s We e k E d u c a t e s Po p u l a t i o n

Monday, Novermber 26 , 2007

Christmas Without Borders
Candlewood Books Import from States
Nira Diamant
ACC Co r r e s p o n d e n t

Tyson Stelter
ACC Correspondent
High on Life..
This motto rings through
communities across Canada and
the world. It’s universal. People
see it, hear it, and understand it.
Being High on Life makes you
aware of addictions and being
aware of addictions makes you
High on Life.
Last week, from Nov. 18-24, was
National Addictions Awareness
Week. This specially designated
block of time gave the public
and communities throughout
Canada the opportunity to
engage in activities and address
the issue of addiction.
It
also focused on knowledge,
communication and supporting
communities in making healthy
choices.
“The theme for the week is

Lets Talk About It,” said Gerry
Cadman, a rehabilitation officer
for the Addictions Foundation
of Manitoba. “The message is
there. It’s an open, inviting
statement that will help us
present healthy alternative
choices.”
According to the AFM, binge
drinking is more harmful
to brain cells than any other
pattern of drinking. And 89
per cent of male Senior Four
students have reported using
alcohol or other drugs. As well,
young people are at a greater
risk for substance abuse when
they’re exposed to serious
family conf licts.
To get involved in addiction
awareness,
contact
the
Addictions
Foundation
of
Manitoba at 1-204-729-3851 or
visit their website at www.afm.
mb.ca

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The high Canadian dollar
combined with the approach of
the bustling Christmas shopping
season means people are looking
for the best bargains they can
fi nd.
Some residents of Brandon
are eager to cross the border to
drop their hard-earned dollars.
Th is is due to the fact that a lot
of retailers here haven’t matched
the prices of their American
counterparts.
But one business in the Wheat
City has discovered a way to use
the Internet, in tandem with the
ability to import products, as a
benefit to help consumers get
better deals.
Candlewood Books has
installed public access terminals
which will allow customers to
browse Amazon.com. From
there, they can choose the items
they want and the bookstore
will import the products across
the border. A small fee will be
charged for this service.
The system is similar to
shopping for products on-line,
only you won’t be required to
give credit card information
over the Internet. You simply
put items you want into the online cart on-line, and then go up
to the bookstore cash register.
You then pay for the items you
ordered, and are informed when

the items you requested will
arrive.
According to Candlewood
spokesman Mike Buie, the
bookstore is the only business in
Brandon that has public access
terminals at this point.
Buie said that the only drawback
to the system is that the consumer
has to physically come to the
store to access the terminals.
The system can’t be accessed
from your home computer.
But he’s hopeful the benefits
to the system outweigh the need
to visit the store. And he said
there are several benefits the
system can provide to residents
on this side of the border.
“The consumer won’t have to
waste gas going to the States,”
Buie said. “They also won’t have
to deal with customs and duty at
the border.”
Buie wants customers to
take advantage of our higherthan-par dollar, and hopes the
dollar’s value, combined with
his store’s innovative approach
to combating the southward
shopping trend, will keep
business here at home. But time,
and the holiday shopping season,
will tell.
Candlewood Books is
located in the Town Centre. For
more information on the public
access terminals, contact the
bookstore at (204) 728- 6908 or
by e-mail at info@bookfi les.com

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NEWS

• Volume ninety-eight, Issue seven

~ This week is Positive
Space Week here at Brandon
University. Hosted by the
LGBTTQ*, there will be a day
of Remembrance on Tuesday.
Other activities remain to be
announced. Anyone interested
in
volunteering
should
approach the collective on the
second f loor of the KnowlesDouglas Centre. All BUSU
buildings and events are propositive space, as is The Quill.
~ The Science Faculty Council
has voted against the current
4.3 GPA scale. They feel a
new system is called for;
one more in line with the
University of Winnipeg or the
University of Manitoba. The
Arts Faculty Council voted for
the system due to its inclusion
of 13 divisions to award. The
systems at UW and UM have
only eleven. This issue will
be reintroduced to the Arts
Faculty Council due to the
confusion with a GPA out of
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4.3 instead of 4.0 or 4.5, with
regards to industry and postgraduate studies. If a system of
either 4.0 or 4.5 GPA, with 13
divisions, were proposed, the
Arts Council could potentially
agree with this. If any system
were applied retroactively,
this would ally the concerns of
many students.
~ The special Tuition Freeze
Policy Meeting will be held
November 28 th in the Elephant
Room (3 rd f loor, KDC). The
meeting will start at 5pm and
is scheduled to end by 7:30pm.
Students are invited to educate
themselves on the issues at
hand and attend the meeting.
This meeting will set BUSU’s
official position on the Tuition
Freeze for the rest of the year.
~ They want to suck your
blood!
Canadian
Blood
Services is looking for more
donors. Blood donations are
important any time of year
and as the Christmas season
nears, what better gift to give?
The Manitoba goal is 18,000
donors and as of the end of
October, there were 14,472.
Donations can be made at
the Canadian Blood Services

11/16/07

5:23:46 PM

office in the Town Centre and
appointments can be made by
calling 1 888 2 DONATE. The
Quill is a member of Partners
For Life and if you would like
your donation to count towards
our total, please tell CBS when
you go to donate.
~ Winnipeg city councillors
on Wednesday defeated a
motion to introduce term
limits on council positions,
but approved a proposal to
increase water and sewer rates
by almost 12 per cent.
~ East Timor’s first lady,
Kirsty Sword Gusmao, has
called upon both major federal
parties in Australia to support
her adopted nation no matter
what happens in Australia’s
upcoming federal elections.
The East Timorese leadership
and people appreciate that
there is a link there,” she
said. “But there is no sense
of fear that with a change of
leadership here that Timor will
be forgotten. I certainly expect
that a change in government
would not in any way diminish
the
support
that
we’ve
received. We are very hopeful
that there will be a long-term
commitment to maintaining
a presence in Timor because
we don’t foresee that we are
going to be able to resolve a
lot of these issues that are very
complex in the near future.”
She also challenged both sides
of government to invest more
in East Timor’s education.
“Australia is uniquely placed to
be offering a really substantial
scholarship program, given
that the future is in capacity
building, in training and
opening
up
educational
opportunities for our young,”
she said. “At the present time
the number of scholarships
that are offered are really quite
insignificant and I would
love to see that cooperation,
particularly at that level of
education, enhanced.”

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Think WE: Pass it On
Naomi Leadbeater
Staff

There are so many messages out
there today. Be You at BU, Think
We, We’ve already won the lottery . . . Why not just ignore them
all and concentrate on your own
little world? Well for one, we’re
all in this together, like it or
not and essential to Craig Kielburger’s discussion on Thursday
November 15, 2007 at the Victoria
in is the fact that we need to think
about the world and everyone and
everything around us with a compassionate heart.
The Plan by Investor’s
Group follows a philosophy of
philanthropy; benefiting the population, youth, the environment at
the local and national level. It was
fitting for Craig Keilburger to visit
Brandon with Investor’s Group as
the organization is a leader and a
great example for the rest of the
country. Brandon University in
conjunction with Investors Group
has hosted many speakers over the
past two years. Craig Keilburger
was host to a large audience of
youth and adults young and old
on Thursday evening from a
variety of backgrounds including
professors from the university,
high school students, elementary
students, the university crowd
and business men from the community. So what’s he all about?
Keilburger is in my
opinion a visionary, and has been
since the age of 12 when he had
his moment of truth. A newspaper
article that literally changed his
life and has since then changed
the life of many around him.
Craig has been nominated for the
noble peace prize and has won
the Children’s Nobel peace prize
and the Nelson Mandella Human
Rights Award. He is also the
second youngest Canadian to be
given the Order of Canada – the
youngest being Terry Fox.
While I am not one for
donating hoards of money to
charities, I do understand the

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significance of child poverty and
war torn countries around the
world. Kielburger is the founder
of Feed The Children and the
author or co-author of 5 books.
He has had the wonderful opportunities of meeting and getting to
know Mother Teresa, Desmond
Tutu and also works with Oprah
and her Angel Network. While he
knows many famous and revered
people, Craig appears very down
to earth and emotionally connected to those around him. He
seems most affected by the children he meets and the horrendous
poverty he encounters around the
world.
Craig started the evening
with a warm up, and a story about
children in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A commonality around the world
is apparently American TV and
while most children do not speak
English, they can say one phrase
– “Give me High-5!” This is how
Craig was greeted on one of his
many trips to volunteer and build
schools in developing countries.
It seemed fitting that his audience
in Brandon should show the same
compassion for those around us
by performing this small act with
5 people sitting near-by.
One of the focuses of the
speech was the fact that we all
have a purpose, we may not know
it, but we must keep searching and
be open to it whenever it appears.
For myself, I know I haven’t found
it yet, I can almost put my finger
on it, but its still out of sight. The
evening for me was reason to keep
going and keep searching both
within myself as well as in the
world around me. At a time close
to exams, it is tempting to turn
oneself off and not think about
the world outside your office/
room or school. Hearing someone
else’s story made me realize once
again that I have a purpose, even
if I don’t know it yet.

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COMMENT

Monday, Novermber 26 , 2007

Counsellor’s Corner

Grief & Loss: Finding Peace and Wisdom in the Dark Emotions

--Bruce Sarbit

The Landscape of Grief
When someone we love dies, a part
of us dies too. Everyone has his or
her own way of grieving. Anyone
who’s ever lost a parent, child, lover,
spouse, or close friend, knows that
grief is one of the most powerful
emotional forces there is – powerful
enough to shatter the self we’ve
carefully constructed. We become
present to our lives in a new way.
There is a simultaneous shattering
of ego and expansion of consciousness that is a common experience for
people who are grieving. The normal
ego maintains its illusion of control
and invulnerability until disaster
strikes and it all begins to unravel.
This ego dissolution is the first phase
of the extraordinary healing process
we call grief.
In grief’s alchemy, however, the
first phase is not about moving on but
about being broken, a searing experience that cannot be pacified by all the
compassionate counsel in the world.
Healing through grief doesn’t start
when we give up feeling bad: it begins
with the agony of loss. The merciful
numbing shock must wear off and
the reality of death takes hold. Grief
must sink in. In the alchemy of grief,
going down always precedes coming
up. Understandable but misguided
attempts to speed up the process
tend to derail it. Generally, a grief
deferred is a grief prolonged. There
are no short cuts in the alchemy of
the dark emotions.
Grief is a universal response to
death and loss, built into our neurological systems. Whatever the nature
and extent of the loss, we grieve
because we are not alone, because we
are interconnected: and what connects us to one another also breaks
our hearts.
What people in grief need most is
to be compassionately accompanied,
to feel that those who care about
them are willing and able to tolerate
the pain that they are in, to be there
with them, to be present. A touch,
a simple expression of caring, and
the ability to sit with the grief goes
a long way. Because emotions are
contagious, however, grief is hard
not only for the mourner but also for
those who care about her/him. This
is why many people who are grieving
at some point come up against the
judgments, inhibitions, and unsolicited advice of well-meaning others.
Grief, like despair, is an emotion that asks us to depart from the
“normal” – to be still, like a pool of

frozen water in the winter. From out
of this apparent stillness, an imperceptible movement occurs, from
sorrow for what has been lost to gratitude for what remains. The trick is
to let go and descend into grief’s cold
waters.
Gratitude comes from seeing
through the eyes of grief. We can
stop clinging to life and just live it
gratefully.
Emotional Exercises for the
Alchemy of Grief
Step 1. Intention: To grieve is to
heal
If you’re grieving the death of a
loved one, bring a clear intention to
this process. Let this be a time that
you trust your heart to guide you.
What is your best or highest intention with regard to the grief in your
life? How can you grieve this loss
and honour it, while still nurturing
yourself?
Step 2. Affirmation: The value of
grief
Affirming the value of grief may
seem counterproductive of counterintuitive in a culture that values
“moving on” form loss as quickly as
possible. On one side of a page write
down every “negative” thought you
have about grief and sorrow, about
grieving too much or too little, or
about how you express your grief.
On the other side of the page, write a
set of affirmations in you own words,
about the value of grieving. Example:
Mourning is a universal expression of
interconnection and loss. It is wise to
feel sorrow and express it. My grief is
a measure of my love.
Repeat these affirmations as
needed, as a reminder to give yourself permission to grieve.
Step 3. Bodily sensation
Grief can be a very depleting
emotion – physically and mentally.
Soothing is much needed. Start with
a deep soothing breath. This form
of conscious breathing will bring
you sustenance when you are faltering or feeling anguished, empty or
fatigued.
Step 4. Contextualization: Widening your story of grief
In the alchemy of the dark emotions, finding the larger context of
your pain is an essential step. But it
may be very hard for you to see the
“larger picture” at this time. You
may be hurting too much. Perhaps
all you feel is longing and anguish.
Perhaps you’re just numb. Perhaps
the meaning of this death or loss is

absolutely incomprehensible to you
at this time. Perhaps it just feels
senseless and tragic.
Give yourself time, and trust that
you will find some way to make
meaning of this loss. Mentally place
yourself in a wider circle of those
who grieve and contemplate grief as a
universal emotion. At the same time,
find a way to get support from others
who have endured or are in the process of grieving similar losses. Such
support has been shown to be literally life-saving.
Step 5. The way of non-action:
mindful grieving
The way of non-action is allowing
sorrow to be sorrow. “Medicate, distract, and avoid” is not a recipe for
alchemy. But be kind to yourself if
you need to do any of these things.
Distraction is an important balance to grief’s cruel shattering. Find
simple, soothing ways to distract
yourself: Call friends. Watch an
innocuous, non-violent or humorous
movie. Take a walk with someone
you trust.
Step 6. The way of action: Don’t let
your grief stop you
Grief, like despair, invites stillness.
One would think that “action” is
either irrelevant or impossible. But
certain kinds of actions can help, if
they are done authentically and when
you are ready.
One kind of action is to not let tears
or visible signs of grief stop you from
going where you want to go, doing
what you need to do, or talking to
whomever you need to talk to. Give
yourself the permission to break
through your conventional patterns
of relationship and take some risks to
connect.
Step 7. The way of surrender: Let
grief flow
The simplest exercise for the way
of surrender to grief is through
prayer. You don’t have to be religious or believe in God to pray. You
just need the intention to commune
with something larger than your ego.
The only requirement is the need to
receive help. When you pray, you get
out of your own way and let something larger guide.
If you are struggling with issues of grief and
loss we invite you to contact one of the counselors in Student Services for assistance and
support: call 727-9769 for an appointment.
Excerpts from: Healing Th rough the Dark
Emotions: The wisdom of grief, fear, and
despair by Miriam Greenspan, Shambhala
Publication Inc. Boston, Massachusetts,
2003.

View from the Right
---Dave Barnesky

On a wintery morning
in late January of 1988, nine
justices made a historic ruling
wiping every law protecting
the life or health of unborn
children in Canada off the
books. Since 1970, 2.73 million
Canadian children have had
their lives snuffed out through
the use of generalized abortion. More than 24 times as
many Canadian boys and girls
as died in the First and Second
World War combined.
Since the ruling in 1988,
no mainstream party has had
the moral clarity or political
backbone to enact even the
weakest law protecting the
health of unborn children. In
Canada, a pregnant mother
can drink to excess with no
consequence, since the child
has no legal status. Surely we
could protect the child in that
happenstance. Abortion is a
black hole in Canadian politics,
something people are genuinely
afraid to discuss nationally. I
think the pro-legalized abortion advocates, to whom the
status quo is good and desirable, like the political dynamic
surrounding the issue. Many
“pro-choice” groups refuse to
debate publicly with groups
and individuals concerned
about the lives of unborn children. Why would they? Status
quo is what they want, any discussion might shake it.
The deeper issue at play
here is a question about the

role of the government in people’s lives. Government has the
power to choose what natural
rights it chooses to acknowledge, but just as importantly
government has the power to
choose which of us has those
rights. Abortion is the ultimate
expression of state power, as
government simply declares
one group of human beings as
not being eligible for constitutional or legal protection. I
believe strongly that it is one
of the proper provinces of government to protect the lives
of individuals. I don’t for a
minute believe that sacred duty
stops because the state chooses
to declare one group of people,
unborn children, unworthy of
protection.
The time to be timid
is over. Let us, as a society, be
daring and brave. Lets have a
great national debate on the
question and value of human
life. Lets bring scientists and
scholars, philosophers and
thinkers together and have a
national discussion on the issue.
Abraham Lincoln, who freed
the slaves in the United States,
understood that no nation can
remain free when some men
can decide that others are not
worthy of freedom, and life
necessary for that freedom.
Generalized use of abortion is
the silent holocaust of our time,
and if it really necessary and
good, we shouldn’t be afraid to
have an open discussion about

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• Volume ninety-eight, Issue seven

Sex Ed In The City
Can two HIV infected people
have unprotected sex?
No! Even if both people are
infected, each must still practice
safer sex. There are different
strains of HIV/AIDS which
can further complicate the
disease. HIV/AIDS can also
be transmitted through blood,
ejaculate, and pre-ejaculate
in males. In females the HIV
virus is present in vaginal fluids,
breast milk, and blood (including
menstrual blood). A woman
can also pass HIV to her baby
during pregnancy, birth or breast
feeding. The two main ways a
person can spread the disease
are by having unprotected sex
or sharing needles (for drugs or
tattoos). Remember that anyone
can become infected with HIV/
AIDS regardless of their age, sex,
race or orientation.

Week Nov.26th-Nov.30th, STI/
HIV testing will be available
for people at various times and
locations. It is free and 100%
confidential! There will be two
public health nurses set up at the
following locations to do testing:

•
•
•

•

Public
Health
800
Rosser Ave. (in the Town
Centre)-Monday Nov.
26th 2:00pm-7:00pm
7th Street Health Access
Centre-Tuesday
Nov.
27th 2:00pm-3:30pm.
Brandon
University
McMaster Hall-Main
C oncou rse-T hu rsd ay
Nov. 29 th 11:30am2:30pm.
Sexuality
Education
Resource Center 161
8th St.-Friday Nov. 30th
11:30am-1:30pm. (lunch
provided)

--Kerry Law

Check out our web site at www.
serc.mb.ca
Are you gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, or questioning and
under 25 years old? If so, call
727-0417 and join the Rainbow
Youth Alliance!
Information provided by the
Sexuality Education Resource
Centre. Do you have questions
about sexuality? Send them to
kerril@serc.mb.ca.
The information contained in
this article is not intended as
medical advice. Should you have
any questions, please consult
your health care provider.

In recognition AIDS Awareness

Naturally High
To S l e e p . . . Pe r c h a n ce t o D r e a m P t . F O U R
5-HTP is 5 hydroxytryptophan,
a form of the amino acid
L’Tryptophan. This amino
acid is found naturally in
high amounts in white turkey
breast and is a precursor to
the production of the feel good
hormone - serotonin. That’s
why people mellow out and have
a nap after a turkey dinner!
The supplement source of 5HTP is an African seed called
Griffonia. 5-HTP safely raises
the level of serotonin which
is responsible for making our
mood stay balanced so it
is often called
the
Happy
Hormone. It can be use in
smaller dosages throughout
the day to settle depression and
frazzled nerves, and balance
moods.
5-HTP helps sleep because
serotonin levels can increase
melatonin
levels.
Smaller
amounts during the day can be
helpful for that evening’s rest.
For those who experience more
trouble sleeping and wake tired,
try a 100mg enteric coated tablet
about a half hour before bedtime
for three nights. If that level is
not enough, double the amount
for the next three nights. The
amount is dependent on body
weight and how little serotonin
is being produced already.
One busy mother with four
young children uses 50mgs of
5-HTP at each meal and finds
she is more patient and less
agitated. She was not sleeping
well as she was understandably
on “light sleep alert” after
years of dealing with her young

family and then would be too
tired herself to deal with her
well-rested children the next
day.
She takes extra 5-HTP at
bedtime and finds she is much
better rested. An increase
in serotonin level can help
people stay asleep, rather than
waking in the middle of the
night. This mother still wakes
up if the children really need
her but then she drops back to
sleep quickly. 5-HTP works at
different dosages so this young
mother used less in the day
when she just wanted to relax
with her children rather than
being stressed out. Likewise
to achieve a dosage for a more
restful sleep she gradually
increased to the level that best
suited her.
Because serotonin levels fall
over the winter with less sunlight
and lower levels of Vitamin
D, some people get S. A. D. Seasonal Affective Disorder.
5-HTP can help people get
over feeling down in the dumps
during midwinter. Women with
PMS related hormone changes
with cravings for sugar, starchy
carbs and chocolate (and crabby
men too!) may find it balances
their moods. These cravings can
be related to a lack of serotonin
so 5-HTP can provide a calorieless solution!
One “side effect” of 5-HTP
is some people will start
remembering dreams. This is
normal and desirable because
they are going into deeper REM
sleep that gets your body more

--Sylvia Ubell B.Ed

rested. I find the vividness of
dreams will be more if I have
stopped 5-HTP for awhile and
then started again and will
gradually get less vivid after a
few nights back on it.
It concerned me at first
until I started thinking about
who dreams a lot - children and they have lots of serotonin.
It really surprised me that I
started remembering dreams
in great detail, with vivid
colors and intricate storylines
like I used to before I started
having kids and falling into
bed exhausted. I’m enjoying
the experience.
An added bonus is that I
also don’t hear every one of
my husband’s snores when I
take 5-HTP! More studies are
forthcoming on 5-HTP’s ability
to take the body into deeper
REM sleep cycles providing
much more restful sleep.
The Stress-Relax line contains
a chewable tablet called
Tranquil Sleep with L-Theanine
from green tea for relaxing,
melatonin for regulating the
circadian rhythm and 5-HTP to
keep you pleasantly dreaming
during your REM cycles. It’s
the one I used successfully
for jet lag this summer. Sweet
dreams!

Sylvia Ubell is an alumni of
U. of S., and owns and operates TWO FARM KIDS
NATURAL FOODS with her
husband, Greg.

--Cara Edge
As I was driving home
from work today, I heard a line
from a song on the radio that
caught my attention: “Life is
what happens to you when you
are busy making excuses”. I
immediately recognized it as
a play on the infamous lines
from John Lennon: “Life is what
happens to you when you’re busy
making other plans”. I have
always considered the Lennon
quote to be very applicable to
my life: despite the meticulous
plans that I have made, life
always seems to have led me
down a different path. However,
the simple switching of a couple
words brought a whole new
meaning to me, which quite
honestly made me feel a little
guilty.
On Sunday, I was
alone in my house, unable to
drag myself from the computer
and off Facebook, when the
phone rang. A quick look at
the call display revealed it was
a charity, undoubtedly looking
for volunteers or money. I rolled
my eyes and answered it. It was
the Heart & Stroke Foundation,
asking if anyone in my household
would be interested in being
a canvasser in the month of
February in our neighbourhood.
Immediately, without thinking
for one second, I responded that
I would personally be unable to;
however, I could not speak for the
other members of the household,
who were not there at the time.
Perhaps she better call back at
a later time to ask them. She
thanked me kindly, and hung
up. I resumed my creeping on
Facebook and didn’t think twice
about the conversation again,
until I was in the car today.
It suddenly dawned
on me: why, exactly, could I
not take a night our two out
of my schedule to canvass for
a charity? My first excuse was
that I was a student and would
have homework to do. I quickly
debunked that lie: if I can easily
find time to head to SUDS, or
to a movie, why can’t I do the
same for a charity? My second
excuse was that it would be in
the middle of February, and it
would be cold. Again, it was
quite easy to refute that excuse:
if I’m not freezing out there, it
will probably be an old woman,
and I’m at least young enough
to have a good immune system

to ensure I remain as healthy
as I can. My final excuse was
that I already am on the board
of directors for a non-profit
organization; I am doing my
share of the work. Again, it was
no challenge to argue against
that reasoning: if I spend one
evening a month in a meeting,
and one day a month at an event,
am I really doing enough?
It’s so easy to make
excuses like these and remain
in our comfortable homes, with
our comfortable lifestyle and
our comfortable thoughts. Sure,
when BUSU creates an event
on Halloween to collect food
for the food bank, we throw
on our costumes, and wander
around the streets for a bit,
before heading back to SUDS.
We might donate to a particular
charity when a friend happens to
know a friend of someone who
had been affected by a certain
disease. We might even toss
around the idea taking some
time to help out at a shelter, if we
can find the time. These aren’t
even our best intentions – they
are simply ways that we make
ourselves feel better for having
some of the luxuries that we do
(and yes, some students, even
living on student budgets do
manage to get some luxuries here
and there). There hundreds of
people in Brandon significantly
less fortunate than us, and yet
we all like to think that we’re
doing the best we can to help
them, but only make excuses for
doing nothing.
I don’t know exactly
what my plan of action is at this
point: I’m still not motivated
enough to actually call up the
Heart & Stroke Foundation and
volunteer to canvass. I haven’t
sought out other opportunities
to actually put some of my time
and energy to work. I haven’t
even given it much thought as to
what I have to offer. It has been
barely 2 hours since I heard the
words to the song, and already,
I find myself making excuses
for why I can’t do more to help
others. Perhaps it is simply that
realizing that there are problems
in the world that need solutions
makes us, in our comfortable
lives, feel uncomfortable, and it
is just easier to create excuses,
than to face real life head on.

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Letters
to the Editor
Email: eic@the quill.ca
or
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campus

H o ros co p e s
(In random order because people are cuspy...
Since 1910)

Aquarius

Deck the halls with balls . . . . of what? That’s dirty,
you need to cleanse your mind over the Holidays.

Aries

Joy to the . . . hell yes your hot, on fire even, Heaven
n’ nature will sing your praises.

Libra

Let there be peace on . . . in your life, who are
you kidding, stop messing around an make
compromises. Jeez.

Virgo

Oh what fun it is to ride . . . wow, people are dirty
this week. Take some deep cleansing breaths, it’s a
horse pulling a sleigh and nothing more. There is
no subliminal meaning to that song.

We a r B l u e a n d Ye l l o w D e ce m b e r 1s t a n d s u p p o r t y o u r
B o b c a t s ! ! ! 3 p m t i l l 10 p m @ t h e B U g y m

Sagittarius

Rudolf the red nosed reindeer, had a very shiny
nose, but yours is growing from all those lies
you’ve been told. Straighten up or Santa will leave
you coal.

Gemini

Merry Solistice. Yes, believe it or not there is a
carol with these words in it. It is your job to seek
out new things and be enlightened this holiday
season.

Leo

Carol of the bells, sweet . . . wait I forget the words.
Practice makes perfect, if you know what I mean.
Although, in some cases, too much practice is a
bad thing and you wear your self out more than
necessary. Also, sometimes there’s just no amount
of practice that is sufficient and you have to
actually live in the real world . . . not your practice
bubble.

Pisces

Grandma got run over by a reindeer. . . you should
phone everyone you love and make sure they’re
alright. Say Happy Holidays while you’re at it.
And yes we know you’re pagan. We are writing
our own horoscopes here.

Capricorn

Torches, torches ru-un with your torches. If you at
all like flames, be careful with your candles this
holiday season, I see hot things in your future.

Taurus

I saw mommy kissing Santa Clause . . . he does
exist you just have to find the faith in yourself and
you’ll see him to. I saw him last night . . . . He’s
very good at what he does. . . Surprisingly good at
unwrapping packages too

Scorpio

Jolly old Saint Nicholas lean your . . . ear, yes ear
this way. You need to focus on listening it will pay
off in the future for you.

T h e c h i c k a t T i m ’s g a v e m e l i k e
15 T i m B i t s w h e n I o r d e r e d
ten... I think she wants me

Once upon a time there was
a little rubber ducky named
Jamel . . now Jamel didn’t
like getting wet . . . snape . .
. snape . . . severus snape . .
. Dumbledore.

Yo u k n o w w h a t I l i k e? . . . u m m . .
M u f f i n s? ?
Yo u k n o w, y o u o n l y h a v e 1 ½
w e e k s o f t h i s c r a p l e f t r i g h t?

I just got an email that ruined
my life.

So random, Oh my god. Take this box,
I’ll trade you for a coat rack

They should have more book s
s t a r t i n g w i t h “ X ”. I m e a n r e a l l y
why wouldn’t you want a book
s t a r t i n g i n t h e l a t e r “ x ”. . . . b u t
back on topic. Wait what was I
t a l k i n g a b o u t? R i g h t , a l s o w h a t
i s w i t h B a c k g a m m o n?

T H I S PA G E . . . W e l l n o t t h i s
page. This is a buf fer for the
page that follow this page . . .
a n y w a y o n t o s c e n e 42 w h i c h
is a lovely scene and if you
l o o k c l o s e l y y o u ’ l l s e e a p a i r o f B y t h e w a y, t h i s i s w r i t t e n
swallows . . . GET ON WITH IT!!! by . . . . and I still claim no
responsibility . . . LA LA LA LA
M y a s s i s s o h o t , i t ’s f o g g i n g
L A L A A A A A A A A . . . . CO M E P L AY
up your car windows.
WITH US!

This is a stor y brought to
you by your neighbourhood
Dustman and the letter
“Q’ also the number
M XCIIIXIIMV XIIV IV VCIIX .
O M G , i t ’s t h e B u t t e r d o m e ! I t
actually look s like butter! (in
h i g h - p i t c h e d s q u e a l y v o i c e)

M y b o l o g n a h a s a f i r s t n a m e i t ’s
NAOMI, which is strange really
because what kind of brand
n a m e i s N a o m i r e a l l y? I t w o n ’ t
sell at all who want bologna
named Naomi. Weird

8

BUSU

Monday, Novermber 26 , 2007

BUSU NEWS & HIGHLIGHTS

Nathan Peto

BUSU President
The National Day of
Remembrance and Action on
Violence Against Women:
December 6th marks the National
Day of Remembrance and Action
on Violence Against Women.
Th is day commemorates the
anniversary of the 1989 École
Polytechnique Massacre, in
which 14 women were singled out
for their gender and murdered.
Th is day of tragedy is now
marked as a day of hope for
change. I encourage all students
to attend the December 6th Vigil
at City Hall at noon. However, if
you are unable to attend, please
take a moment of silence to
commemorate the national day
of remembrance.
BUSU and Brandon University
Administration Fight For More
Lab Equipment Funding:
As many students who have taken
labs here at Brandon University

know, our laboratories are poorly
equipped with equipment that is
often broken, beyond the age of
relevance to current standards,
or simply not available. The
University often faces an uphill
battle when trying to buy new
equipment due to the lack of
increases in money provided
from the province for equipment
and renovation in the
past ten years. Due
to this, the lab
equipment that
students need
to be properly
trained for
the modern
workplace
continues
to be out of
reach. Needed
equipment
continues to be
added on to an ever
growing wish list which now
totals approximately 2 million
dollars. Frustrated with this
situation? Want to help put this
equipment deficit on the agenda
for the Provincial Government?
Well here is your chance! BUSU
and Brandon University have
joined forces to circulate a petition
asking for emergency funding to
bring our lab equipment up to
appropriate standards. Petitions
will be circulating via students,
clubs, BUSU council, and BU
Faculty and Administration. If

you want to circulate this petition
or sign it yourself please come up
to the BUSU offices in the KDC
and talk to our friendly staff and
council.
Tuition Freeze Policy Review
Meeting:
Members of Council have
formally requested that we
revisit our standing
policy to support
the Government’s
policy of a Tuition
Freeze. Due to
the significance
of the Tuition
Freeze
policy
with respect to
post secondary
education
in
Manitoba, council
has
organized
a
public forum to allow for
presentations from the student
body and other interested parties.
The Special Meeting of Council
will take place in the Elephant
Room on November 28th @ 5pm.
We strongly encourage members
of the student body to attend this
meeting to voice their concerns
and bring forward suggestions. If
you have any questions regarding
the upcoming meeting please feel
free to contact the BUSU office at
727-9660 or busu@brandonu.ca

The Agenda is as follows:
Special Tuition Freeze Policy
Meeting
November 28th, 2007
Elephant Room – KDC
(Agenda as Recommended By
BUSU Council November 21st,
2007)
1.) Call to Order
2.) Approval of the Agenda
3.) Introduction of BUSU
Council
4.) Presentations to Council
Presentations to Council
Presentations will be brought
forward from the membership
and concerned parties to the
Brandon University Students’
Union Council. Presenters will
be allowed up to ten minutes
to present and following the
conclusion of the presentation
the council will be able to ask
questions. Presentation time
will be allocated on a first come
basis. The allotted time for this
segment of the meeting is one
hour, but may be extended with
a motion from the council.
5.) Ten Minute Break
6.) Policy Review
Policy Review
The Brandon University
Students’ Union currently
has a standing policy to
support the Government of

Manitoba Tuition Freeze.
A request, by members of
the Council, has been made
to review our support of
the Tuition Freeze Policy.
Discussion on this issue
will be focused on the
following topic:
Will
the
Brandon
University Students’ Union
uphold the current policy
of supporting the Manitoba
Provincial Government’s
Tuition Freeze Policy?
When discussion on the
above topic has concluded,
a vote will occur on the
continued support of the
current policy. If the vote
is in favor of upholding the
policy then the meeting
will conclude. However,
if the vote is to no longer
support the policy, then the
Council will either raise
another motion in regards
to a Tuition Freeze Policy,
operate without an official
position, defer the future
debate on clarifying an
official position to a future
meeting. The meeting has
been scheduled to conclude
at 7:30 pm, but can be
extended with a motion
from council.
7.) Announcements
8.) Adjournment

9

• Volume ninety-eight, Issue seven

Student Art Show Shines at the Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art
David Kusnick

A&E Editor
Charcoal, conté, acrylic,
ceramics and oil paints were just
some of the various mediums on
display at a diverse and eclectic
student art show displayed from
November 12th to 23rd at the Glen
P. Sutherland Gallery of Art.
The annual student exhibition
showcased artwork from current
art students enrolled in many of
Brandon University’s assorted
fi ne arts courses including
painting, ceramics and various
drawing courses.
One of
the showcase
items on display at the exhibition
was the annual collection of
hand paintings from the fi rst
year painting course taught
by Professor Kevin deForest.
Becoming an annual fi rst year
painting practice, the wall
of hands was comprised of
numerous small hand paintings
created by each student through
different painting techniques.
The end result of these numerous
small hand paintings is a strong
palette of colours, styles and
unique personalities arranged
together.
The student run exhibition

Hasitha Welihinda

also highlighted several larger
scale works, including some
notable pieces created by students
enrolled in the Anatomy of Human
Form course taught by Professor
Colleen Cutschall. Created on
cardboard and old paper stock,
these large format drawings used
multiple mediums to create their
large scale personalities. The
immediate effect of these large
scale works introduced viewers
to the exhibition as their life scale
dimensions dictated the creative
process shown throughout the
works on display.
Drawing students from other
courses also diverged outside
the realm of usual drawing
conventions as they employed
unique ideas and mixed media

It’s National Novel Writing Month!
Matt Berry
Staff
Is your November full of free
time? Need something to do?
Why not write a novel?
The proprietors of National Novel
Writing Month (with its online
headquarters at nanowrimo.org)
challenge you to do just that. If
you dare take on the challenge,
you must write a total of 50,000
words (no more, no less) from
November 1st to 11:59:59 PM of
November 30th, about 1667 words
per day (Yes, they do realize that
50,000 words is not a very long
novel, so don’t bother pointing
that out). It doesn’t matter what
the novel is about, or whether or
not it’s any good, as long as it’s
50,000 words by the end of the
month and you submit it to the
site, you win!
National Novel Writing Month
was started in 1999 among a
group of friends in the San

Francisco Bay area. Since then,
the number of participants has
grown substantially, going from
140 in 2000 (the fi rst year the
challenge went public) to almost
60,000 last year. Of course, only
a fraction of the participants
will succeed in writing their
50,000-word masterpiece or nonmasterpiece, earning themselves
the fabled prize of…a print-out
winner badge, a web icon, and
your name in the pantheon of
winner-type folk. You can’t tell
me NONE of those things are
appealing.
Of course, the real reward for
fi nishing this challenge is knowing
that you can write a 50,000-word
novel in a month…and then
bragging about it to everyone
within a close proximity. Now, go
out there, type out the fi rst idea
you have a draw it out as long as
possible. You’ll reach your goal in
no time.

Manitoba Writers’ Guild’s Mentor
Program Deadline Extended
(Winnipeg) - The deadline for
the Sheldon Oberman Emerging
Writers’ Mentor Program, a
program which the Manitoba
Writers’ Guild administers,
has been extended to Friday,
November 30, 2007, 5pm. Last
year, the Guild received about
six dozen applications for
the six pairs of mentors and
apprentices who were ultimately
chosen. The program runs from
January to

June and culminates in a public
reading in September.
Sheldon was a beloved
Manitoban writer and storyteller,
who eventually became both an
apprentice and a mentor through
the program before he passed
away in 2004.
For more info, call 1-204942-6134 or visit http://tinyurl.
com/2o5len

formats. Introductory artwork
courses taught by Brandon
University’s own Professor Steve
Gouthro,
provided
distinct
examples of drawing exercises by
blending many different mediums
and ideas into some truly one of a
kind examples of student created
artworks.
Professor Lin Xi’s ceramic
students contributed to the
exhibition by adding a distinctive
personality in different styles
of created ceramic goods such
as thrown and sculpted wares.
Unfortunately,
the
creative
process of ceramics is extensive
due to the multiple kiln fi rings
and drying times. Regrettably this
led to only a few clay pieces being
highlighted in the show. Clay

aficionados and art connoisseurs
alike can rejoice at the upcoming
clay show in January. Th is will
undoubtedly
highlight
the
unique ceramic works created
by the many students enrolled in
the multiple clay courses with Lin
Xi.
The student show was juried
and hung by members of BUFASA
(Brandon University Fine Arts
Student Association) and their
careful attention to detail. Th is
led to a beautifully arranged
exhibition of artworks. The
arrangement of works managed to
juxtapose many styles of unique
abstract works next to that of more
realistic representations. The
creative talent found at Brandon
University let the gestural and

Hasitha Welihinda

A r t w rok by K r isten Per rot t

expressionistic qualities of a
diverse collection of art works
shine though in the exhibition.
The next exhibition to be
featured in the Glen P. Sutherland
Gallery of Art is Angela Graham’s
thesis show, Heirlooms, which
will be ongoing from November
26th to December 1st.

Heirlooms – Thesis Show by BU Fine Arts student Angela Graham
--Press Release
Brandon University Visual
and Aboriginal Arts Department
is proud to introduce Angela
Graham’s Heirlooms, a multimedia thesis exhibition, from
November 26th to December 1st
2007 at the Glen P. Sutherland
Gallery of Art. Graham explores
the lives of three women,
separated by generation, bound
together by family ties.
Heirlooms is a multi-media
installations of paintings, found
objects and crafted heirlooms
that Fine Arts thesis student
Angela Graham uses to explore
the unconscious connections
between mothers and daughters.
Graham’s work invites you to
reflect on generational changes
in women’s roles, to observe
how relationships and societal
influence can affect a person’s
identity and to examine how

objects turn into mementos as
they become imbued with the
history of an individual.
Dates: Nov. 26-Dec. 1, 2007
Gallery hours: Mon, Tue, Wed,
-2 pm-6pm, Thu, Fri, sat-2 pm-8
pm
Reception: Saturday December
1st, 5 pm

Contact info: angeladeanne@
hotmail.com
Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art
2021 Victoria Avenue (between
20th and 21st)
Brandon, Manitoba
Please Note: The gallery
entrance is on north side of the
building, facing the parking lot.

Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art upcoming thesis shows:
• Angela Graham, B.F.A. Thesis

st

November 26 to December 1, 2007; Reception Party: December 1 at 5:00 PM

• Jen Randall and Tracy Singleton, B.F.A. Thesis

th

December 5 to December 12, 2007; Reception Party: December 7 at 7:00 PM

• Derryl May, B.F.A. Thesis

December 14 to December 21, 2007
Reception Party TBA
th

(The Glen P. Sutherland Gallery of Art is located at 2021 Victoria Avenue, between 20
st
and 21 Street. Please note that the gallery entrance is located
at the north side of the building, facing the parking lot.)

10 A&E

Monday, Novermber 26 , 2007

Book

TV

The Almost Moon
Alice Sebold

Cane

Teresa Birmingham

Staff

Alice Sebold’s newest
novel, The Almost Moon,
continues the author’s love
for the strange, the grotesque,
and the unexpected which she
started in her first and highly
acclaimed novel, The Lovely
Bones. This latest work of
fiction tells the story of the
narrator’s love-hate relationship
with her mentally disturbed
mother, a story that is at once
tragic, heartbreaking, and
bittersweet. Pushed to the point
of no return and overwhelmed
by
desperation
and
the
continued amplification of her
mother’s condition, the Helen
Knightly kills her mother. The
following chapters describe the
next twenty-four hours as she
frantically, yet at the same time
peacefully, tries to figure out
what to do. Helen traces the
evolution of her relationship
with her mother throughout
the
years
of
childhood,
adolescence, and adulthood,
while simultaneously describing
the worsening of her mother’s
mental state. Recounting the
terrible agoraphobia and the
burden that has been placed
on a young child, Helen’s story
is a gripping account of the
terrors of old-age and of the
consequences of one’s actions.

Stretching Hide

Ally Ottenbrett
Staff

Throughout the story
we meet Jake, Helen’s exhusband and father to her
two daughters. Jake arrives
at Helen’s home after she
numbly admits her treacherous
acts just a few minutes after
the fact. He helps her deal
with not only the physical
dilemma of the body but with
the emotional implications of
what she has done. We are also
introduced to Natalie, Helen’s
best friend since childhood.
The two women are quite the
duo, portraying the ultimate
lifelong friendship; one in
which everything is shared and
protected between the twin
beating of their hearts. This
story presents the first secret
Helen ever withheld from
Natalie, a sign that yes, her life
will never quite be the same
again.
Alice Sebold is a master
story-teller, using gripping
storylines, the bare necessities
of language, and an engaging
style to captivate her audience.
This is a book that will
imprison you in its pages and
I’m sure you will find yourself,
like me, reading late into the
night as time seems to stop in
this twenty-four hour timeline
of murder and heartbreak.

Random Things
Found in the Quill
Office
10. A plastic giraffe (even plastic giraffes need a
place to hang their hat)
9. Creepy owl clock that continually keeps its eye
on the editor-in-chief
8. Mold - of various sizes, colours and
indescribable smells
7. Mysterious orange drink that tastes like ass (it
really does)
6. Strange African wood sculpture slash paddle.
5. Home depot toolbox holding random office
supplies.
4. A crocheted Eore that assumably has been to
places unknown.
3. The Amazing Spiderman, stuck to a window!
2. The complete Paul Anka collection on vinyl
1. Hasitha

On Tuesday I tuned in happily
to see Cane, a show that’s quickly
becoming a favourite of mine
this year. I typically gravitate to
shows with storylines involving
family dynamics and what I
really like about Cane is that
three generations of the main
family on the show, the Ducque
family, to be specific, all have
major storylines, giving the
show a multigenerational appeal.
The family dynamic angle is not
enough for me to watch a series
though, as my detest for Brothers
and Sisters and 7th Heaven will
prove. A series needs riveting
ongoing stories, appealing and
well-developed characters and
worthwhile settings to make me
like it and Cane has all that in
full force. Th is is a Dallas meets
Sopranos type of show, so be
forewarned--there are plenty of
steamy sex scenes mixed with
more than a bit of godfather-like
plotlines involving murder.
The show revolves around
the Cuban-American Ducque
family who own a rum and
sugar-cane empire near Miami,
Florida. The head of the family
is Pancho Ducque. His wife is
Amalia. They have three natural
children named Francisco, Isabel
and Henry. Pancho also has an
honorary son, Alex Vega, who
was taken in by the family as a
boy. Alex is married to Isabel
and they have three children
together named Jaime, Katie and
Artie. The show has a downright
excellent cast, led by Jimmy
Smits, Hector Elizondo, Nester
Carbonell and Rita Moreno.
The show’s name comes from
the sugar-cane empire that the
Ducques own, and is also perhaps
a reference to the Cane/Abel story
from the biblical narrative. In
the show’s case, middle brother
Frank (short for Francisco) is
resentful of his father Pancho’s
decision to make oldest brother
Alex the new CEO of the family
company, despite the fact that
Frank is the natural-born son
(Alex is honorarily adopted).
Frank is also secretly having
an affair with Ellis Samuels,
the daughter of the rival enemy
sugar-cane family, and she’s
manipulating him into giving
up precious Ducque secrets. The
Samuels cause a fair amount of
problems for the Ducques, so
much so that Alex is forced to
hire a hitman to get rid of a man
they sent after him. I won’t get
into the plot because it might
give a lot away but I urge you to
check it out. It airs on Global on
Tuesday nights.

Written by Dale Lakevold
and Darrell Racine
Cara: Ha ha! I have the pen! I
hold all the power!
Neal (rolls eyes): On November
8, the English club went to
see Stretching Hide, part of
Theatre Projects Manitoba at
the WCD Studio in Winnipeg.
The reason we went to see this
play was because it was written
by 2 members of the Brandon
University
faculty,
Dale
Lakevold and Darrell Racine.
C: I wasn’t quite sure what to
expect when we walked in and
there were 3 men sitting around
the table drinking beer and
playing Red River-style Métis
music. It definitely did help set
the cultural background for the
play.
N: Ugh – so I have to do the plot
summary again. (Neal reads off
of the back of the card he has):
The Willows, Saskatchewan: A
young Métis lawyer introduces
his fiancé to the chaotic life of
his community one July long
weekend. That weekend his law
practice and his personal life are
threatened when he’s accused by
the provincial game wardens of
poaching a deer for its antlers.
With a pre-production history
that includes winning the
Canadian National Playwriting
Competition, Stretching Hide
is one of the most highly
anticipated productions in
the 18-year history of Theatre
Projects Manitoba
C: I will admit that I do feel
rather odd critiquing a play
written by someone who has
taught us writing, but here goes:
the play was well produced with
a clear vision of where it was
headed, being packed full of
foreshadowing.
N: You say that as if it was
extremely heavy handed which
I don’t feel it was. There was
a strong parallel plot structure
going on there, but I don’t feel
that the details of the ending
that was foreshadowed were
done in an obvious way.
C: Which is really just your
way of covering up the fact that
I had figured out the ending
before you.
N: We saw the play at the same
time, but it’s not like we were
having a competition…
C: … that’s what you think!
N: …either way, that’s how
realist drama goes. There
are only so many ways that
plot in a realist structure can
resolve itself. I was pretty
sure we weren’t going to
have a twist in which Athena
enters the action and resolves

everything. Realism is about
thematic content.
C: I do suppose it also lent
an element of dramatic irony
which aided in ensuring the
audience remained frustrated:
knowing the solution but
unable to convey it to the
characters.
N: Sure… What I was more
impressed with was the plot
type when compared to the
setting. This is an intricate
political drama, set in
Northern Saskatchewan.
C: So are you saying the people
of Northern Saskatchewan are
too simple to deal with the
intricate details of a problem
like this? There’s your realism
- problems like this exist
everywhere, so the setting was
ideal!
N: Exactly. Political dramas
don’t need to be limited
to Washington DC, FBI
headquarters or whatever, just
like tragedy doesn’t need to be
limited to kings and heroes.
C: Since you’re in agreement,
moving on. I enjoyed the
integration of Métis fiddling
through out the play, with
different styles for each
character. It really enhanced
the traits more than a dialogue
effectively could.
N: To me, the fiddler seemed
like a cultural ghost watching
and subtly influencing the
moods and tones, which is
congruent with the themes of
Métis’ cultural right to hunt.
C:
He did fade into the
background, but maintain
that invisible presence. I was
impressed with how still he sat
while not playing – I didn’t see
him move once
N: (rolls eyes, and shakes head).
Well, pathologically obsessive
criticisms aside, I can’t think
of anything negative to say
about this play.
C: (cough, cough) Suck up!
(cough, cough)
N: It was well produced, well
acted, had a gripping plot
structure a great setting. It
handled its thematic issues
delicately without seeming
flippant. I certainly hope it is
produced again in the future.
C: That’s it, next time you’re
writing this out – you talk too
fast!
N: Ok, but you’re typing
this one up (tears page out of
notebook).

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• Volume ninety-eight, Issue seven

BU Volleyball Cats Bring It!
CIS Top Ten Rankings
(as of November 20, 2007)

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

1. Simon Fraser (8-0) - (1)
2. UBC (7-1) - (2)
3. Memorial (4-0) - (3)
4. McMaster (6-0) - (4)
5. Laval (3-0) - (6)
6. Regina (5-1) - (7)
7. Alberta (4-2) - (7)
8. Calgary (4-2) - (9)
9. Dalhousie (3-1) - (5)
10. York (5-0) - (10)

1. Manitoba (7-1) - (1)
2. UBC (6-1) - (3)
T3. Alberta (5-1) - (2)
T3. Calgary (6-0) - (5)
T3. McGill (4-2) - (7)
6. Montreal (4-2) - (4)
7. Sherbrooke (4-2) - (6)
8. Trinity Western (4-2)
- (8)
9. Saint Mary’s (5-1) - (T9)
10. UNB (5-1) - (NR)

MEN’S BASKETBALL
1. Carleton (4-0) - (1)
2. Windsor (4-0) - (2)
3. Concordia (1-0) - (3)
4. UBC (7-1) - (4)
5. Alberta (5-1) - (6)
6. Acadia (3-1) - (8)
7. Brandon (5-1) - (7)
8. Toronto (4-0) - (9)
9. Saint Mary’s (1-2) - (5)
10. Guelph (4-0) - (10)

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL

1. Alberta (5-1) - (1)
2. Winnipeg (4-2) - (2)
3. UBC (6-2) - (3)
4. Laval (5-1) - (4)
5. McMaster (9-0) - (5)
6. Dalhousie (3-1) - (6)
7. Trinity Western (4-2) - (7)
8. Thompson Rivers (4-2) - (8)
9. Brandon (4-4) - (9)
10. UNB (3-1) - (10)

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Sports Sound-Off!
Superman wears Russ Paddock
pajamas to bed.
- Nate
Larkins… Magnums…
- Anonymous
Regina really needs to turn down
the suck.
- .:gangles:.
No wonder our teams had a tough time against Trinity
Western, they have Jesus on their side.
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Ladycats Volleyball net first
2 wins over Thompson Rivers:
Crystal Cornish and Teagan
Hunter both put forth solid
weekends for the Ladycats, which
earned them their fi rst victories
of the 2007/08 season, taking
both games in straight sets.
Friday night, Hunter lead the
way with 13 kills and 8 digs in a
25-20, 25-13, 25-23 win at home.
Cornish added 10 kills and 8
digs of her own while Nicole Ban
chipped in 9 kills and 6 digs.
Saturday night the Ladycats
didn’t let up on the visiting
Thompson Rivers Wolfpack,

Men’s Volleyball
remain at .500:
The Bobcats split their weekend
series with the Thompson Rivers
Wolfpack, moving their record to
4-4.
Friday night the Cats battled to
a close 4 set loss to the visiting
TRU Wolfpack 25-22, 35-33, 2527, 25-19. Kevin Miller lead the
Bobcat charge with 15 kills and
9 digs, while Paul Sanderson and
Al Hart both added 12 kills with
6 and 7 digs respectively.

Teagan Hunter, 20 kills & 16 digs

giving them another straight
set loss, 25-22, 25-22, 25-15. The
Ladycats used a balanced scoring
attack on the night. Ashley
Creighton had 8 kills, while
Cornish, Hunter, and Erin VischKrahn all pounded 7 kills past

Saturday night saw the Cats
bounce back from their close loss
the night before to take Thompson
Rivers in straight sets 25-20, 2521, 27-25. Sanderson pounded
14 kills past the Wolfpack, while
Hart added another 10 kills of his
own.
The Cats next action is at home
when they take on the visiting
UBC Thunderbirds November
30th and December 1st. Game
time Friday night is at 7pm, while
Saturday is at 8.

Crystal Cornish, 17 kills & 16 digs

TRU.
The Ladycats record now
improves to 2-6 on the season
and are looking to sweep the
winless Simon Fraser Clan on the
road Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st.

Al Hart, 22 kills & 11 digs

Bobcats B-ball Teams Meet Fierce
Competition on the Road
Taryn Hajnrych
Staff
Th is past weekend both the
Men’s and Women’s Basketball
teams hit the road for their fi rst
official away games of the season.
Friday night the Bobcats faced
off against the University of
Saskatchewan Huskies, followed
by a Saturday night match up
against the University of Alberta.
The
Lady
Bobcats
started the game off on a good
note sticking with Huskies for
the fi rst quarter and almost all
of the second quarter. Battling
it out shot for shot the ladies
went into half time down 41-25.
Coming out of half the Bobcats
fought hard throughout the third
quarter but didn’t deal well with
the Huskies full court pressure.
A strong effort by the Bobcats
in the fourth quarter saw the
ladies outscore the Huskies 2619, but still not enough to catch
them in the end. Top scorers for
BU were Jayla Bousquet with 17
and Allie Butz with 12. Jennalee
Burch contributed 8 points off
the bench, shooting 80% from
the field. The fi nal score in the
Bobcats fi ft h loss of the season
was 81-65.

The Men’s team narrowly
defeated the Huskies by a score
of 85-79. Saskatchewan proved
to be tough competition for the
Bobcats as the two teams traded
the lead back and forth for most
of the game. The Cats fi nished
the fi rst quarter in the lead,
were down by half time, ended
the third quarter up by five and
maintained the lead throughout
the fourth. Both Adam Hartman
and Dany Charlery put on
impressive performances hitting
numerous outside shots and
pacing the Bobcats with the
leading scorers with 23 and 20
points, respectively. Guard Yul
Michel contributed 16 points and
had 9 assists and 7 steals.
Saturday night was a tough
match up for the Ladycats as they
squared off against the #7 ranked
University of Alberta Pandas.
Despite more preparation and
a stronger effort the Ladycats
still came up winless, losing 8248. The Pandas, who fi nished
last year’s season as the CIS
fi nalists in a loss to SFU, were
strong competition for the
developing Bobcats. Although
their effort was great, their
shooting percentage was what
held the Lady Cats back with an
overall team percentage of 22%

in the fi rst half and 28% for the
whole game. Leading scorer for
the night was once again second
year post Jayla Bousquet with 12
and Melanie Thompson with 9.
The University of Alberta
Golden Bears, ranked #6, handed
the BU Bobcats their fi rst loss
of the 2007/08 season, defeating
the #7 Cats 106-93. The Golden
Bears, who shot an impressive
59% as team, held the lead at half
time with a score of 62-57 over
the visiting Bobcats. Top scorers
for Brandon were once again,
Adam Hartman with 28, guard
Dany Charlery with 27 and Yul
Michel with 22. Saturday night
was the second time that the
Bobcats have lost to the Golden
Bears this year; the fi rst loss was
in Victoria at the Guy Vetrie
Memorial Tournament when the
Bobcats fell 86-80.
The
next
Bobcat
Basketball home action is
Saturday, December.1 against the
University of Winnipeg Wesmen.
Note a change in time as the
ladies tip off is at 3:00 pm with the
men to follow at 6:00 pm. Bring
your signs, noise makers, school
spirit and face paint if you wish
to show your support for our BU
Bobcats!

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