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A conversation with Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen MacNeil on issues facing Nova Scotia students and residents

MG Mäder, UEEditor-in-Chief

ll Nova Scotia Liberal Leader Stephen MacNeil visited the Caper Media Centre on Thursday, 11th October to discuss the issues facing both Nova Scotia students and residents. MacNeil sat down to chat with representatives of the student union Greg MacDonald,

Allan MacDonald and represen-tatives of Caper Media Justine Williamson, Andrew Skinner, and Editor-in-Chief MG Mäder, UE. Amongst the issues discussed was the current cost of tuition as well as possible changes to the student loan system, including the lowering the age at which a person becomes an “independent

student” from age 21 to age 19. MacNeil also asked for the students’ opinion on various issues relating to post-secon-dary education. Mäder then interviewed MacNeil while the rest of the group observed. When asked about the current cost of tution, MacNeil offered that post-secondary education institutions need to be viewed as an investment. As well, he noted that the research which these institutions do could be used to generate additio-nal revenue which would allow the institutions to lessen the burden on students. Currently there are only two sources of revenue for these instituti-ons: government funding and student tuition. MacNeil says that a third option related to research based revenue would CONTINUED ON PAGE 13

MG Mäder, UEwith text from Cape Breton Athletics

llThe CBU campus is in mourning this week after learning of the death of Kristen Ryan, a CBU student and five-year member of the Capers Women’s Volleyball team. Ryan was pronounced dead at the scene of a single vehicle car accident on Highway 102 near Enfield, NS Thursday, 11th October. The male driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital in Halifax with non-life threatening injuries. An athlete that competed fearlessly and always left it all out on the floor, Kristen was a leader and friend among her teammates and all members of the capers family. “We are

terribly saddened by the news of Kristen Ry-an’s tragic death,” said CBU Director of Athlet-ics John Ryan. “Kristen was a special member of our capers family; a great teammate and individual and she will be sorely missed by all of us here at CBU. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Kristen’s family and friends dur-ing this difficult time.” One of the most popular players in the history of CBU women’s volleyball, Kristen was a two-time AUS All-Star and Libero of the Year in 2009-10. Having completed her final year of eligibility with the capers last season, Kristen was scheduled to graduate with her Bachelor of Arts degree during CBU’s fall con-vocation on October 27th.

CBU Campus in mourning after death of five-year member of Capers Women’s Volleyball team

2 NEWS

Frederick R. BoutilierSenior Correspondent

ll Over the past weeks, the five mayoralty candidates have elucidated details of their re-spective plans to reinvigorate Cape Breton's economy in press releases and public deba-tes. Within the economy, a key issue is port de-velopment. Rankin MacSween, Cecil Clar-ke, and Wilf Issac all contend that the port will be a key factor in the future prosperity of the CBRM. Glenn Jessome, meanwhile, contends that port development should be abandoned in favour of other economic avenues.

MacSween believes that the community should own key port assets, while maintai-ning a business-friendly face, “dominated by a community presence.” MacSween advocates a board comprised of members representing community, business, and other interests that would advise in matters pertaining to the port. He further believes that the container terminal would be the best approach in terms of jobs for money. MacSween noted that if the CBRM is not heavily involved with port development, it runs the risk of losing control, and maintains the CBRM's not having control of key assets ought to be a relic of the past instead of a crus-hing reality. Like some other candidates, he notes that a key strength of the CBRM harbour is its size and relatively quiet nature. Clarke, meanwhile, believes that consulta-tion is still needed on the matter of ownership and development, and that a two-day summit should be convened, with all interested parti-es invited to discuss the future of the port, no-ting that different strategies have worked for different areas. He also maintained that all de-cisions pertaining to the port should be appro-ved by a two-thirds majority in council, to mai-ntain integrity of the operation. Clarke also noted the size of the potential port, which he believes no other port in North America has. He also believes that the port should be diverse, with container, tourist, and other traffic, noting that the infrastructure is more or less in place (with need for improve-ment in road and rail), and that he would have a board with the relevant expertise to advise specifically on matters pertaining to the diver-sity of the port. He also believes that these boards ought to be transparent to the public, even those that operate outside of a directly public forum, and

also advocates transparency on part of the operating corporations. Issac maintains that it is critical that the CBRM retain control over the port, and that the South side of the harbour should be develo-ped, though the Greenfield development is still a priority. He believes the port authority should expand to accommodate more interes-ts and also to accommodate development of the South side. He also believes that the possibility of ban-ning personal vehicle traffic should be consi-dered, both for the benefit of residents and to-urists. He plans to use municipal money, furt-hermore, to improve road and rail infrastructu-re to further port development. Issac maintains that it is impossible to en-sure distribution of wealth by the interested companies unless the public maintains control over port matters, and dismisses concerns that the port cannot be large enough to accommo-date significant container traffic. Jessome contends, as above, that the con-tainer terminal is unrealistic and the harbour should stay largely as it is, with tourist traffic, sailing, fishing, and small-scale transport be-ing the main attractions. He maintains that the promise of 1000 jobs is unrealistic, and that en-vironmental concerns should be considered, with the possibility of losing containers, and other such concerns. His position is that mo-ney aimed at port development should be ai-med at other areas of the economy. Furthermore, Jessome notes the trend of Cape Breton being ripped off by large enter-prises, and that the decision to stop this pro-cess ought not be one of private versus public ownership of a port, but rather the decision to cease pursuit of what he sees as a large false promise. He notes that Cape Breton is geogra-phically ill-positioned to receive major con-tainer traffic, and the relatively small rail and road service would hinder development of the port. He believes infrastructure and small busi-ness development should be the ideal recipi-ents for municipal dollars otherwise aimed at port development, and that we should focus on our current cruise activity, serving tourists better and earning their dollars with above-mentioned attractions. Elizabeth Barrie's candidacy page does not mention a specific port development stra-tegy, but mentions in broad terms economic development; notably urging banks to lower interest rates to support small business and adding a volunteering program aimed at indi-viduals dependant on government assistance.

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3NEWSUniversity removes convocation prayer

Darryl GallingerThe Lance (University of Windsor)

llThe prayers of atheists have been answered by the University of Windsor with the removal of Christian prayer from convocation ceremonies in favour of a personal moment of reflec-tion.Holly Ward, chief communica-tions officer for the university, confirmed the change. “It’s definitely a tradition of the University of Windsor to use a prayer, as it has been a tradi-tion to use prayers at most universities nationwide,” she said. “Having a moment of reflection is not unusual. It’s changed because we have a changing campus. We have a lot of diversity on our campus … we want to make sure you feel included.”“The decision was made at the president [Alan Wildeman’s] level because concerns had come to his office,” Ward added.Shawna Scott, student and president of the Windsor-Essex County Atheist Society, was in favour of removing the prayer and feels valida-ted by recent decision. “I’m really proud of the University for making this change,” she said.Scott challenged the line of the convocation prayer, which refers to an “eternal God” as “the source of all goodness, discipline and knowledge,” explaining that, “The end result of us gradu-ating is a product of our hard work, support from our family and friends and everyone working really hard to build our own success. To us, it doesn’t come from a deity … it makes it really awkward to

be there and feel excluded like that.”Scott founded the athe-ist group in 2010. Its 170 members fundraise for chari-ties and provide a network of non-believers with resources and support.“The sentiment of a prayer is a beautiful one,” said Paul Anderson, a member of the atheist society. “However, it’s impossible to write it in such a way that can accommodate all faiths, including those who don’t believe in god.”“Or even those who believe in more than one god,” Scott added.Scott first expressed concerns about the prayer following her undergraduate graduation in 2010 and again in 2011 in formal letters to university. She never recei-ved a reply from adminis-tration. In preparation for the fall 2012 convocation ceremony, where Scott would be recognized for obtaining her master’s degree, she wrote the university once more, suggesting a moment of personal reflection as an alternative to the traditional prayer.A month after the letter was sent, Ward confirmed the change to The Lance.According to the new script, Reverend Mary Templer of the University Community Church will ask the graduates to, “Take a moment to reflect on those who guided you along your path of learning, to appreciate our families, our teachers, our peers, the world in which we live and all that inspires us.”“There’s another piece that people miss,” pointed out Kaye Johnson, director of the university’s human rights office. “There is a lot of diver-

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sity within Christianity and the type of prayer is not reflective of all of Christia-nity. There was discomfort that’s not only within people who have a different faith, but also of Christian faith.”“The thing with public prayer in a context like that, it also imposes words onto people,” Johnson said, explaining that even those who wish to pray at convo-cation cannot choose what is being prayed to and why.Jordan Legg of the Inter-Varsity Christian Fellows-

hip is not troubled by the change. “I’m more concer-ned about people actually engaging with who Jesus is and loving him completely with their words and acti-ons rather than giving him lip service at a convocation ceremony,” he said.Legg explained that his group talks about Chris-tianity with students on campus, and for him “teaching others to love Jesus” is more important than maintaining a campus tradition.

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llSomething brought up during my interview with Cecil Clarke was the inadequacy of the public transit system, and it's something that I personally hadn't even given much thought to; like many things in the CBRM (and, for that matter, federally and worldwide), I'd grown to accept its inadequacy as a sort of consequence of life in the area. I'm not necessarily a supporter of Cecil Clarke, but I feel he touched on something that affects some of us here

at the university and many of us in the CBRM; our public transit system isn't just inadequate – it's grossly inadequate. Part of the problem is a lack of funding; in fact it's the much larger part, but part of it is that perhaps we're just not being smart with the money we do have. Not every single figure pertaining to the finances and operations of the transit department are available to me, but we can learn a lot simply by look-ing at what's on the surface; I provide these facts to educate those who don't use public transit or perhaps have

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knowledge of only their route. I live in Glace Bay, which along with Sydney forms the most privileged route on the whole transit schedule, and even then it's often a pain to get around. Buses run from 7:00 to 9:00 (going from Glace Bay to Sydney), with no 8:00 bus. This stands in stark contrast to other less-privileged routes on the schedule; New Waterford, another significant part of industrial Cape Breton, only gets four buses a day; Sydney Mines shares this problem. Sydney River gets 8 buses a day, running from 8:00 to 5:05. The New Aberdeen route, which runs through parts of Glace Bay and Dominion, runs six times a day (with no service on Saturdays). This route seems to serve essentially the purpose of connecting some of the far reaches of Glace Bay with the rest of the transit system. Meanwhile, the similar Alexan-dra St. route, which does essentially the same thing but for Sydney, runs 12 times a day and includes Saturday service. These form the primary branches of the Cape Breton transit system, alongside the Whitney Pier-Sydney route (which is essentially just as privile-ged as the Glace Bay-Sydney route). Inconveniences of the occasional bi-hourly buses aside, a critical failure of the transit system is its not running on Sundays, and significant scaling back - with omission of certain trips and the occasional whole route - on Saturdays. Cecil Clarke noted the absurdity of trying to have a student population connected with the outer community while not even providing transit func-tions on a day of the week, which is something I fully agree with, and not just for the student population. He mentioned in broad terms that a look needs to be taken at when services are needed, so that connections can be made between regions during those times, and perhaps moved from other, less-necessary trips (empty buses are not uncommon). When I think about this, I think about Action Week, which is something that is supposed to give the entirety of Sydney and surrounding areas something to do for nine days. And yet, a part of the population is completely left out on Saturdays (depending on route) and Sundays, and on those functions that run late at night.

If the transit system does not func-tion for large events such as these, it throws a wrench in the whole process and further disenfranchises those who already feel distant from it. I understand the funding is not there, but surely there should be some collaboration between the recreation and transit departments to set aside some funds to run buses for events such as Action Week. Another thing that must be consi-dered is the operation of buses during peak times. The 5:00 bus into Sydney, for example, is often completely full; sometimes drivers will request that some people wait until the next bus because they're at capacity. For those that absolutely have to be somewhere, this is incredibly bad, and almost impossible to combat if you're someone who gets out of class just before the bus gets there – be prepared to go outside around 5:05-5:10 if you want to get a seat. Peak hours aside, another thing that must be considered are peak days, i.e. days when government cheques go out. These days are the worst days to get transit, because the buses are often full, which causes the problems above, but also are almost always late, sometimes by 20-30 minutes, accumulating as the day goes on. This is simply not adequate. For days and times such as these, two buses should run the same route (perhaps with a small time difference so they're not tripping over each other) in order to get everyone where they need to go, and in a reliable, time-efficient manner. I certainly don't claim to have all the answers, but I hope whoever is elected - be it Clarke, MacSween, Issac, Jessome, or Barrie – takes a serious look at the matter and does something to alleviate it.

EDITOR’S NOTE: ACTION WEEK IS THE

ANNUAL SUMMER FESTIVAL AIMED AT

RESIDENTS OF THE FORMER CITY OF

SYDNEY. OTHER FESTIVALS, SUCH AS

DOMINION’S SEASIDE DAZE OR THE

COUNTY OF CAPE BRETON’S RURAL FESTIVAL, ARE

HELD EACH YEAR AROUND THE REGIONAL MUNICI-

PALITY AIMED AT RESIDENTS OF THE OTHER VARIOUS

TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.

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Photo courtesy of The Cadre.

Josh Coles and Garrett CurleyThe Cadre (University of Prince Edward Island)

llStudents arriving on campus Tuesday morning were bombarded with Pro-Life messages left in chalk by Students For Life, a promi-nent pro-life student group. The group used chalk to scrawl pro-life messages on pathways leading in nearly every direction on campus. Their messages included slogans such as “Life is Beau-tiful,” “Right to Life,” and “I am happy you were born!” The group also drew footprints to represent the first steps of children. The walkway between Duffy and the W. A. Murphy Student Centre traced the develop-ment of a fetus during its time in the womb, accompa-nied by lines from “Week 5: You Have Toes!!!!” right up to “Month 6: Kickin’ Kickin’ Kickin’”. UPEI students took to Facebook and Twitter to express their displeasure with the campaign. “I saw the messages on the walk to Cass,” said computer science major Natasha Webster. “Needless to say, my morning was unnecessa-

rily ruined.” Brent Mitton expressed his reaction with a satirical tone via Twitter. “Two thoughts walking through campus this morning, ‘I should have worn a jacket’ and ‘I should recon-sider that abortion I’d been planning’.” Music student Kate Thom-pson, who identifies herself as pro-choice but not pro-abortion, also noted displea-sure with this mornings’ messages. “I find it very difficult to relate to this kind of an ‘in your face’ message,” noted Thompson. “It also makes me feel like they are completely closed to coun-tering opinions and working out compromise. Their assumptions that anyone who has a child is pro-life are so wrong that it makes it diffi-cult for anyone to take their group seriously.” The issue of Abortion Rights on PEI has been in the news quite a bit this past year. Earlier in the year, the PEI Reproductive Rights Organization made interna-tional headlines with their campaign to attain access to abortions for women on Prince Edward Island. In addition to the pro-life group Students For Life, a pro-choice student group, the Campus Alliance for Reproductive Justice, has also been formed on campus. The group first became active this past spring.

EDITOR’S NOTE: THE CADRE HAS LEARNT, THROUGH AN

UNNAMED SOURCE, THAT, RESULTING FROM COM-

PLAINTS MADE TO THE STUDENT UNION AND FACILI-

TIES MANAGEMENT OF UPIE, A WORK ORDER HAS BE-

EN PLACED TO HAVE THE CHALK MESSAGES REMOVED.

University of Prince Edward Is-land campus scrawled in pro-life chalk graffiti

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6 OPINION


llWhen studying for exams, getting ready for a night out after a long day of courses, or just trying to stay energetic, students have been noted to be reaching for their energy drinks more often than not. Red Bull, Monster, Rockstar, Full Throttle and a slew of other brands have hit the market with a bang, promising high amounts of energy to carry you through whatever daunting task you have ahead of you. But how healthy are these drinks we are so readily willing to ingest? Not very, according to a number of different studies currently being conducted on ingredients and their effects. Three researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center examined the contents of these energy drinks only to conclude that both the effectiveness and safety of these drinks are to be called to ques-tion. High levels of caffeine in these beverages pose unneces-sary risk, having negative ef-fects on blood pressure, heart rates and brain function that can prove to be life threatening. There have been cases of sei-zures, cardiac arrest, and death in otherwise healthy young adults who are ingesting these drinks without a second thought (Brody, 2011). The present is filled with risk, but what about the future? Dr. Troy D. Tuttle, an exercise physiologist for Houston Univer-sity, states that on top of the life-threatening consequences of

these beverages, the long-term risk might be just as cloudy and grim, with the possibility of liver disease, cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and diabetes just to name a few. Dr. Kevin A. Clauson of Nova Southwestern University also reports that the amount of caffeine in these drinks can be disastrous, especially when mixed with alcohol. Many of the ingredients are unresearched, especially when in combination with each other and then put into play with situations such as sports or alcohol consump-tion. When taken with alcohol, they can lead to incidents such as that of Donte Stallworth, who felt sober after drinking mul-tiple shots of tequila with Red Bull which lead to him driving his car and killing a pedestrian. He reported he felt sober at the time of the accident but was actually quite impaired (Brody, 2011). With this knowledge, it is paramount that students are aware of what they are putting into their bodies. These energy drinks, which treat caffeine and other ingredients as flavour en-hancer—rather than the drugs they really are—can destroy lives. Given this, as well as the lack of knowledge on future effects to health, energy drinks are a potentially lethal sub-stance for many of today's youth. So the next time you reach for that energy drink, please be aware of the potential threat and leave it on the shelf. A regular cup of coffee doesn't take that long to brew and could save your life.

Study shows energy drinks to have negative effects upon the human constitution

On Tuesday, 9th October a Ques-tion Period was hosted by the CBUSU featuring both Cape Bret-on Liberal MPs Rodger Cuzner and Mark Eyking. These men are both from Cape Breton, Cuzner a Glace Bay native and Eyking a north side farmer, representing Cape Breton-Canso and Sydney-Victoria respectively; they are both Liberals as well, but that, it seems, is where the similarities between the two end in terms of their views on post-secondary education. Cuzner does not support tuition freezes, let alone a decrease in tuition, nor does he seem to offer much in the way of support or understanding of present day student problems. From what he said at the Question Period, he is for the status quo of the system.

He is a brave man to state this while on a university campus. Eyking, while not mentioning tuition, did say that he thinks it is time to reform the student loan system so that it is accessible to more students. He also sup-ports low or zero interest student loans and proposed establishing a loan forgiveness programme where students would work in a certain occupational field and geographic area where people of their occupation are needed for a number of years in exchange for student loan forgiveness.However, they do both support Justin Trudeau in the federal Liberal Party leadership race, although (like most Liberals) they want competition in the leader-ship race instead of a coronation.

Question Period: Your MPs’ views on post-secondary education

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7CAMPUS LIFE

Zeb Chepey

llOur Cape Breton Uni-versity Caper men's and women’s soccer teams faced off with the Uni-versity of New Bruns-wick Reds on Saturday at home. The Capers and Reds woman’s squad took to the soccer field first. Both teams went back and forth in the first half . Both the Capers goalkeeper Tiffany O’Donnell along with the Reds goalkeeper Jackie Blank were both solid in net, coming up with big saves for their teams. At halftime the Capers and Reds woman squads were scoreless. The second half began as light rain started to fall. The rain did not stop the loud and proud Orange Army Caper fans from cheering loud for their Capers. Late in the game speedy Capers second year forward Shanice Maxwell broke through the Reds defence and scored the first goal of the game. The goal had the Caper fans up out of their seats cheering loud-ly. The Capers lead didn’t last long; with just five minutes left in the game UNB equalized the score with Reds striker Saman-tha Lagacy netting a goal. At the end the two teams

settled for a 1-to-1 draw. The Cape Breton University Caper men’s team battled the Universi-ty of New Brunswick Reds after the women’s soccer action. The Capers, with-out their star goalkeeper Andrew Murphy and de-fenceman Ryan Lewars, had their hands full with the UNB Reds. The Reds first made the scoreboard when defender Benjamin Law netted a goal early in the first half . The Capers had many close chances throughout the first half , but couldn’t get a ball past Reds goalkeeper Brandon Eagle. The UNB Reds kept it going in the second half with an-other two goals. Reds midfielder Amir Razak scored to make the score 2 to 0 midway through the second half . Reds striker William Allen then sealed the victory for the Reds with a late goal to make it a 3 – nil final for the UNB Reds. Our Caper Breton University men's and women's soccer teams were back on the field facing off with their ri-vals: the Saint Francis Xavier X-women and X-men on Sunday in Anti-gonish. The Caper wom-an’s soccer squad took on the STFX X-women in the first game. It was Capers

fourth year midfielder Kaelyn Burke scoring first to make it 1-0 for the Capers women’s squad. The X-women responded in the second half when striker Sarah Cannell scored to tie it up at 1-1. Both teams had multiple chances to take the lead, but the X-women and Ca-pers ended in a 1-1 tie. The Cape Breton University men’s soccer team battled the STFX X-men in the second game. Capers forward Bruno Mota got things going for the Capers with a goal in the first half . The X-men fought back in the sec-ond half to tie it up at 1-1 when X-men’s midfielder Ryan Ashlee notched the tying goal. Both soccer clubs had various close chances as the second half came to a close, but ended regulation with a 1-1 draw. Hey, Caper Fans! Make sure to come out and sup-port your Cape Breton University Capers when they return home to battle the Moncton Blue Eagles on Saturday, October 13th and also the Saint Mary’s Huskies on Sunday, Oc-tober 14th. Remember to always be loud, be proud, and bleed orange for your Cape Breton Univer-sity Capers! Go Capers!

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Women’s Soccer Home Games

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llSources confirmed Thurs-day that Sydney resident Kevin O'Reilly completely failed to understand that an article written by a student publication at Cape Breton University was, indeed, a satire. Doubts over O'Reilly's ability to understand satire first started several weeks ago when he was heard to remark that the publication was an “Epic fail,” due to its clearly satirical treatment of a character's ability to perform a basic math operation. The piece, a satirical ar-ticle, would not even have been at fault in the case it were not a satire, because the offending (in O'Reilly's eyes) snippet was a verbatim quote from completely-made-up interviewee Thomas Amir. Amir, a non-person resid-ing in an undisclosed region in Cape Breton, is better unknown by his stage name Unibeat X, presum-ably because he does not exist. Amir stated in an interview that his style was a combined 105% bass and artifacts and the rest skill, which clearly hints that Amir is, in fact, not so skilled. When contacted, the author offered that there was plenty of clear evidence that the article was a satire. Wishing to remain anony-mous, he stated “Well, first of all, a quick search of both Google and Facebook would reveal that there is no-one who goes by the name Unibeat X.” “Wording and references aside, another hint should have been the notion that a club crowd could not be reached due to a collective bargaining agreement, which is something that would not only be very hard to draw up suddenly for a random club crowd but also something probably quite irrelevant; a non-disclosure agree-ment may have been more ap-propriate if the crowd were a real entity existing anywhere outside the imagination.” The anonymous author also remarked that perhaps “We

(the publication) will be attach-ing neon signs to be put around satirical pieces in future papers to protect against claims such as these. The signs will probably read 'SATIRE.'” “For a little while we toyed with the idea of inserting a fire-work that would be lit when the page with a satirical article was opened, exploding brilliantly with the words 'SATIRICAL – DO NOT TAKE SERIOUSLY,' but we quickly noticed problems with the design. Often satirical pieces are run next to opinion or regular news pieces, and so we'd run the risk of readers thinking non-satirical pieces are satirical.” “Our legal team also noted problems of liability due to the possibility to injury or dismem-berment,” he added. To date, evidence has been found that O'Reilly has managed to completely miss the boat on ev-ery satirical piece the CBU paper ever published, including a satire on common complaints in this era and a venomous piece about the local volunteering community. Allegedly, O'Reilly was an-gered that the paper would even bother to interview random imagi-nary people from the street, and thought ill of all its employees af-ter reading statements from a man clearly cherry picking his data – a fact supported by the offending article's title. In a surprise press release on Saturday, O'Reilly stated that he not only failed to understand satire, but was opposed to its very concept. “Writing a satirical piece implies criticizing something – which I'm all for – but does so in a very engaging manner. I would much prefer if it were disinterest-ed, perhaps very poorly written.” He added, “I'm not very keen on liking things; I hate main-stream ideas and I hate under-ground ideas. Not that I'm one of those disgusting individual-types, either.” When last contacted, O'Reilly was sitting at home, play-ing “Exploder 2: The Exploderer,” free of the annoyance of literature and all its various devices and intricacies.

Area man completely fails to un-derstand satire

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llDespite adequate sales data and ample ware-house room, grocery stores all over Cape Breton ran out of food supplies appropriate for Thanks-giving celebrations on Sunday. Sources reported that grocers in all regions ran out of some combination of canned vegetables, turnips, peas, carrots, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and turkey stuffing, even with strong indication that they would need to stock up on these items. This managed to happen even in stores where sales were relatively slow compared to pre-vious years, further indicating some discrepancy in the process. Local resident Janice Apollo shared her opinions on the deficiency. “I don’t really under-stand what’s afoot here, but I can certainly offer some guesses,” she said in an interview Thursday. “There are a few possibilities. It could be that managers just really hate last minute shoppers and want to get back at them, but that’d be pretty bad for business.” “My guesses are that either a bandit steals the sales data for previous dates before every holiday, lumber yards sneak in to fill the back shops with wood, or perhaps magic holiday fairies fly into stores and convince managers, using black magic, to order less of essential goods than will be necessary.” Donald Wadden, manager of a local grocery store, was there to shed some light on the situation. “The fairies will rise again,” he said with bloodshot eyes and a rabid glare. “You cannot stop them. Your science is no match for their magic.” Fairy apocalypse aside, shoppers can ea-gerly await Halloween, where stores will undoubt-edly run out of Halloween chips, candy, and cos-tume pieces.

Cape Breton stores run out of Thanksgiving goods somehow, again

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April HudsonThe Gateway (The University of Alberta)

llA new website from the University of Alberta’s In-stitute for Sexual Minor-ity Studies & Services has gone viral in less than a week through an at-tempts to spread aware-ness of homophobic lan-guage.The website tracks the tweets of people using the phrases “faggot,” “no homo,” “so gay,” and “dyke” — some of which have been tweeted more than 2,000,000 times since July 5. Kristopher Wells, assistant professor and associate director for the institute, launched the website on Sept. 26 in order to address what he calls “casual homopho-bia.”In a matter of days, the website had hundreds of thousands of hits, and as word began to spread, so did the message Wells is trying to get across — that it’s time to stop tol-erating homophobic lan-guage.“This kind of casual ho-mophobia is just no lon-ger acceptable in our society. And that’s the

primary objective of our campaign, is to call at-tention and ultimately ex-tinguish the use of these harmful words,” he said.“People need to stand up and account for their own conduct. We can’t make people change, but what we can do is try to raise that critical awareness to help them think twice be-fore they use this kind of language without think-ing that it causes harm.”The most common use of casual homophobia, according to the web-site, is the word “faggot” — which has been used more than 2.5 million times.“That’s not a word that’s used in too many positive contexts,” Wells said.In light of social igno-rance, Wells says the website is designed to reflect back the damag-ing uses of homophobic words in society.“We know that the use of homophobic language still remains one of the few acceptable forms of discrimination in our so-ciety,” he said.“It’s happening virtually every second of every day — you can’t even

keep up with the number of tweets that are scroll-ing through the website. And that website is pull-ing in tweets from all over the English-speak-ing world, so it’s not just Alberta, that’s not just Canada or the United States.”The website is designed to show all tweets car-rying those key phrases, but Wells acknowledges context matters — some-thing the website can’t track.“Context matters — it always matters. That old nursery rhyme your par-ents used to tell you, that sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me, is wrong. Words do hurt. Words have the power to shape identities,” he said.“We don’t accept the fact that these words are harmless. What these words do, no mat-ter who’s using them, is serve to reinforce ste-reotypes that are used as powerful weapons to de-file and further marginal-ize gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.”He added that an over-

whelming majority of feedback so far has been positive — so much so that other groups have approached him asking to add sexist and racist terms, as well as terms discriminating against people with disabilities.“I think people have seen the power of this kind of innovative campaign that blends together social media and public educa-tion,” he said.“It’s surprising that a lit-tle website made here in Alberta, which some have often called the Texas of the North, with very con-servative social values, could generate this kind of worldwide interest.”Wells said there are plans for a television commercial to support the website, and also posters that will be hung in bus shelters and LRT stations around the city.“They all serve the same purpose — to get people to the website to en-gage in conversation. It’s breaking the silence around these issues and talking about the impacts of casual homophobia that will end it,” he said.

U of A website exposes casual homophobia

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llWhen this year started I was ready. I pulled up my big girl socks and was ready to face the world. I made a pact with myself that I would be on time, up to date and have everything under control. So why then, with the introduction to October, do I feel like I'm coming apart at the seams? The one thing I severely underestimated was stress. Like most university students, I hold a job while taking full time courses (in my position, I have two which is also not uncom-mon). Throw that on top of time needed to study, make social arrangements (because we're not going to be hermits, after all), school obligations (for those who play varsity sport or participate in societies), family time and, for some of us, juggling children and significant oth-ers; All at the same time. The next thing you know, you are wondering if you'll make it out alive, let alone sane. And on top of that, many university students at-tempt all of this while harbouring mental illness of some variety. It is the cocktail for disaster and it starts as soon as you let that paper slide or to have that party instead of studying. In the event of the overwhelming tornado, many students hit that mid-year brick wall. The one that rears out of nowhere even though the signs were all glaring at you to take notice. The longer you let it fester, the more likely you are to fall into depressive states. Statistics Canada revealed studies that show approximately 30% of students at university suffering from a mental health or substance abuse issue compared with the 18% of the general population (MacLeans, 2010). “Students are often given the impression that there's a race, and they can't mess up along the way or they'll lose,” as indicated by Ian Manion of the

Ontario Center of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health. If one isn't careful, these grim situations can turn to suicidal thoughts and bouts of depres-sion. When Erin Boyd, a University of To-ronto student, started feeling the pinch in her degree, she sank into “a debilitat-ing depression and attempted suicide” (Crawford, 2009). She reported feeling like she was afraid to let people down by not being able to keep up with all of the obligations pushed on to her, and this prevented her from telling people how dire they were, until she attempted to end her life. Stress is a big deal and impacts not only yourself, but the quality of your work, the people around you, and can be detrimental to your survival, literally. Take control of your stress with coping strategies that can help alleviate the anxiety and even create an environment that you can flourish in. First one has to identify the stresses in their lives. Everything that frustrates you should make this list, right down to the bacterial cultures taking res-idence in your dorm room fridge. After you create this list, look at your attitudes, habits, excuses that lead you to have this anxiety. Is the workload really the stressor? Or do you surf Facebook until the wee hours of the morning while pro-crastination pushes off that paper due. Accept responsibility for why the stress is there. Then look at how you currently cope. If it’s with drugs, alcohol, drink-ing, TV, or other unhealthy habits, then please realize that they are not contrib-uting to your overall wellbeing; however, they are making it worse. It's time to find a healthier option such going for a walk, exercising, writing in a journal, taking a long bath, listening to music, or watch-ing a comedy with friends. Learn to say no. Your limits are there to keep you afloat and you can't please everyone. Avoid people who stress you out, they are a sinking ship

Stressand they will take you down. Do not bottle up feelings. Resentment builds that way which is just one more stressor. Look at the big-ger picture and ask yourself if the situations are really worth getting upset over, then focus on the posi-tive. Reflect on the good things and it will look a little brighter. Make more time for yourself, and sleep! It's so important to sleep! Exercise, eating healthy, lowering your caffeine intake, and avoiding alcohol or drug use are all healthy lifestyle changes you can put into effect as well. Remember that the

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Justine Williamson

llCape Breton born photographer Nathan Boone has almost always had a passion for being behind the lens. Boone was only fifteen when he first became interested in photography and in grade 10 when he recei-ved his first camera as a gift from his parents. Currently residing in Halifax, Nathan moved from his Glace Bay home in order to attend the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. I recently had the chance to talk with the up and coming photographer to discuss his vision, future plans, and current projects. When asked to describe his style of shooting, Boone said he is “Just starting to deve-lop a consistent style, which is very raw and even grimy;” he feels this will set him apart from many photogra-phers currently on the scene who opt for the opposite style. His photos are very unique and use a combi-nation of layering effects, as well as colour filters. Boone said he is inspired by Swedish photogra-pher Knotan, a British fashion photographer Rankin, and the world famous Terry Richardson. The twenty three year old is not only a skil-led photographer but also starting to dabble in other areas, such as graphic design. Boone’s list of accomplish-ments are extensive and include landing the

cover of Halifax’s “The Coast” Magazine, desig-ning album art for Cape Breton jazz guitarist Matt MacDougall, and is also in talks with a major North American retail chain in regards to prin-ting his images on their clothing. Many photographers have a preference of shooting in a studio setting or outdoors. However, Nathan seems to enjoy switching it up, comparing studio shoo-ting to meditation, saying “You have to build it from the ground up,” refer-ring to recreating ligh-ting effects, set design, and the overall creative direction. Growing up Nathan was heavily influen-ced by his uncle, Kenny Boone. Although Kenny is known for his land and seascape water color paintings, Nathan prefers having people as his subject, rather than scenery. “I realized that you can make people happy by taking their photo;” this continues to be Nathan's motivation, fueling his desire to take photos to this day. So what’s next for the young photographer? Boone told the Caper Times that ideally within the next five years he would like to be running his own studio and beco-ming more involved in the fashion world by having his images prin-ted on t-shirts. Currently, you can check out Nathan’s work online via his website www.shoot-nathanboone.com.

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free students from picking up the slack when government funding is cut.On the topic of rural economic development in Nova Scotia, MacNeil says that investment in small, local firms rather than global firms must be made a priority, noting that local firms are rooted in Nova Scotia whereas global firms can take the money invested by govern-ment and completely vacate Nova Scotia if they so choose. He also suggested that a micro-credit loan system would be helpful in assisting these small local firms in expanding their local, sustainable companies. MacNeil says “I’ve been frustra-ted that our economic deve-lopment plan is to write big cheques to people who don’t even live here, and then when they’re done with it, they go. Why not take a risk on oursel-ves.” When asked about the ques-tion of equalisation, he says that Cape Bretoners are not the only people who feel they are being unfairly funded by the provincial government. MacNeil blames this on a trend of the different levels of government not respecting each other and handing their responsibilities on to other levels of govern-ment. He uses the fact the municipalities are being asked to take on a greater portion of education funding, which is a provincial responsibility; “That’s not right” says MacNeil. He also says that it is wrong to try and settle the equalisation issue in court, offering that a frank conversation on the matter would be a much simpler and cheaper solution. He says the

key is that each level of govern-ment uphold their responsibi-lities.Mac Neil says he supports the decentralisation of the provin-cial bureaucracy, but not in method in which the current NDP government has chosen to do it. He says that centrali-sing different departments in centres outside Halifax in not true decentralisation. MacNeil says he would like to see multi-ple small offices for the diffe-rent departments throughout the province so that no one centre is given an advantage over another; he even offered that some bureaucrats could do their jobs from home with today’s technology.When asked to comment on the massive cuts to the educa-tion and healthcare systems, MacNeil says it will have a nega-tive effect on the population of Nova Scotia. He says that a Libe-ral government would reverse the cuts to public education, but the education system will be modernised to ensure that there is no wasting of money on outdated practices. MacNeil also believes that testing at 18 months for developmen-tal problems is a key part of a public education system in order to allow supports to be put in place before a child even reaches grade primary.MacNeil is Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as well as Leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia. The next general election in Nova Scotia could be held either this autumn or next year in the winter or spring, at the latest.

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Terence Rochon

llNeither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep Sydney from having an art show. On September 29th from 6:58 pm to 11:58pm downtown Sydney was trans-formed into a giant art gal-lery known as Lumiere. For the second time in as many years shops and their store-fronts even back alleys were turned into a place for art. Sydney was showing off its love of art and supporting its local creators. The weather wasn’t the greatest but a little rain was no reason not to go for the estimated 3000 people who went out to ap-preciate the talented people in their community.Art of every imaginable me-dium was present. Photog-raphy, music, painting and sculpture were present along with many mixed medium pieces, and even live shows, all of which were clearly created with passion and care. The art covered the full spectrum or style from tra-ditional music and weaving to modern photography and video presentations. With over 25 different projects to stop and admire there was something here for every-body. It goes to show just how diverse the art culture is here in Cape Breton and how many people, of all ages, are

seriously active in the arts world.A Show like this takes a lot of time and effort to cre-ate; there was no shortage of helpful volunteers willing to help guide you along the way. Which really shows how big this art display was; they needed guides! Many lo-cal shops, as well as people from the community, helped out by offering up spaces, staying open late, donating their time, and sponsoring the event. From politicians to our own Cape Breton Univer-sity this really was a commu-nity driven event.If you’re an artist who wants to get involved, a fan of art who wants to help out, or a generous community participant who would like to sponsor future events, I recommend you go to the Lumiere web site at www.lumierecapebreton.ca and get involved. The more peo-ple that help out and partici-pate in our community, the more vibrant our community and culture becomes! Lumi-ere has done nothing short of show that, even in these modern times, culture and art of every style still have a significant role to play here in Sydney and beyond. Huge thanks go out to everyone involved for turning a rainy day into a wonderful piece of art. We all are excited to see it again next year.

Contemporary art, unconventional weather

Allison Redmond

llIt’s October, which means rain, cold, and the leaves changing. It also means that Halloween is just weeks away. We are all older now. Halloween means parties with friends and drinking. It means buying our candy the next day at discount prices. It does not mean that we don't eat too much, but it isn't the same, either. I remember what Halloween once was, be-fore we all got “too old”. Halloween was my family’s special holiday. I remember my dad turning our entrance hall into his own haunted house, complete with a (fake) corpse. He freaked out all the kids, but they knew to come again next year. Now the haunted house has moved outside, taking up our whole driveway. It is complete with a smoke ma-chine, spooky tent, fake guts, and scary music playing out of a well-hidden Hello Kitty CD player. For the last five years, he has done this and each year he seems to find more people willing to put on the “blood” soaked coveralls and play dead in a yard chair. For each of these years, he ends the night by inviting over the neighbours and putting on a firework show. He is turning 55 this year, and still does not think he is too old for Halloween. Mom would never let me leave the house in a store bought costume. The two of us would spend the year hunting every used clothing store, party shop, yard sale, and dollar store to find the perfect pieces to make my costume. Every year we did this and every

year it was unique. Whether I was a cowgirl just because I wanted to wear my favou-rite boots, or dressed as my favourite TV character, or a little old cat woman yelling at “whippersnappers,” we al-ways made the perfect cos-tume our mission. Only two years did I leave the house in a store bought costume. I was “too old” for Halloween. The next year I did not go out at all and no one in my family really did anything. I gave out candy and watched the kids come and go. It killed me to stay home. By the end of the night, I had pieced together a costume from around the house just to answer the door. I did not want to give up “our” holi-day just yet. The last costume mom and I put together was when I was eighteen. Just two years ago, and I am not ashamed. We had fun again, hunting though the racks to find that one piece to take home and remake. I still have the Batgirl costume we made together, and it is a memory I do not plan to give up anytime soon. This year my two nieces are going out. I think mom misses Halloween just as much as I do. Her eyes are not as strong anymore and her sewing machine is broken, but she has bought them at least four outfits apiece so far. This year she is joining dad in the haunted house. I do not think she is ready to give it up any more than I am. I don’t think my family will ever get “too old” for this day and hopefully they never do.

Halloween

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Andrew Reynolds

llSo here we are, a brand new school year with a whole new bunch of records upon us. First on the list for record reviews is a new album by Japandroids, titled “Cele-bration Rock.” This marks the duo's second recording to date and was released this past June 5th. This band tours relentlessly, so it is a very good thing that they found themselves some time to record a follow-up to “Post Nothing” from 2008. It also marks a more cohesive and organized (if that can be said) record than Post Nothing. If you are familiar with the band then you likely see the progression in song writing from Post Nothing to Cele-bration Rock. The record is still as powerful and raw as their first with an onslaught of distorted guitars and driving beats. From start to finish the album continues a constant pace like any classic punk-rock inspired album should. Album starter “The Night of Wine and Roses” quickly builds into a fury of reckless and churning melody. The opening of “Fire’s Highway” is misleadingly quiet for a brief 15 seconds but then stampe-des with the signature Japan-droids sound. “For the Love of Ivy” comes closest to being a strict punk tune with punching breaks and heavy drums. While “The House That Heaven Built” is surely the standout track and first single to be released (May 15th ) is a relentless and energy filled rock song with sing along lyrics and oh, oh, oh, oh, oh’s (coincidentally these kind of lyrics appear throughout the entire record). Lyrically the

song tackles subjects around relationships and a constant struggle for change, making it a triumphant rock anthem that could be timeless. The record is 8 tracks and approximately 35 minutes perfect for listening on your morning commute to school or work, fated to pump you up for whatever duty you have before you. This record defi-nitely makes Post Nothing obsolete by comparison and was well worth the almost 4 year wait.

IN OTHER MUSIC NEWS... The Halifax Pop Explo-sion is quickly coming up and is celebrating its 20th Anniversary with a kick-ass lineup bound to make every music lover drool. It takes place from the 16th to 20th of October in Halifax. If you’ve never been to the festival it is a packed 5 day festival full of music from bands that span rock, metal, punk, hip-hop, country, electronic and everything in between. The festival doesn’t just contain music, all sorts of activities such as the HPX Digital Confe-rence, Zine and Record Fair along with a Poster Show will keep you very busy... and out of trouble... maybe!! It takes place in several different venues across the city and boasts several acts including Of Montreal, Black Lips, Dan Mangan with Symphony Nova Scotia, Born Ruffians, Elliott Brood, The Pack A.D., Helio Sequence, Julie Doiron, Cold Specks and many, many more. So do yourself a favour... take a mid-October break and skip some classes or call in sick to the boss and head to Halifax for a 5 day hiatus of music and fun. You can check it out for yourself at www.halifaxpopex-plosion.com.

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Hello, Arts and Community Studies Students of CBU!

Many of you might know me, I’ve been around for a few years now. My name is Maile Graham-Laidlaw, I am a 4th year student in History and Ethnomusicology from Calgary, AB. I came to CBU because of the unique programs and op-portunities offered here, programs that I have watched grow over the past 4 years. My inter-est in getting involved with the Students’ Rep-resentative Council stems from a desire to in-crease student awareness. I would like to see a student body that is aware of the opportunities available to them, and that is interested in get-ting engaged in the community and the Stu-dents’ Union. I have dipped my toe in almost every part of this school, from research to resi-dence and everything in-between – I would like to see you do the same. As a representa-tive for the School of Arts and Community Stud-ies on the Students’ Representative Council, I would be happy to advocate for students, to bring forth any concerns particular to Arts stu-dents, and to, in general, provide you with a voice in the proceedings of the Students’ Un-ion. I encourage you to come out and vote in the SRC by-election this week. Makes this a first step to getting engaged in, and building a community around, the School of Arts and Community Studies here at Cape Breton Uni-versity!

Hi Capers!

My name is Katie Perro, and I am running for the Off Campus Seat in the SRC (Student Rep-resentative Council) by-election, which is to be held October 16th and 17th. I was raised, and still currently live in North Sydney, about 35km from CBU. I am a third year BSc. Biolo-gy student, and am actively involved in multi-ple societies, including the Biology Society and the Save the Children Society.

Truth be told, I actually went away for my first year of university and ended up coming back to Cape Breton and CBU, less than a month later because the other school wasn’t the right fit. I found that I fit into CBU perfect-ly, and in October I was appointed Freshman Representative for the SRC, and became Co-President of the Save the Children Society. I have had the most amazing time at CBU so far and consider it home. What I would like to do for you is to make you feel at home as well. I am running for the Off Campus seat to repre-sent YOU.

I’d love to be given the chance to make your CBU experience the way you want it to be. I am familiar with the SRC and I know what it takes to represent part of the student body. I will work my hardest to make your time here just as great, if not better, than mine.

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Hello everyone:

Welcome both new and returning students, it should be an amazing year for everyone. My name is Kelex, I am originally

from China, but currently reside in Glace Bay. I am enrolled in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program. I would love the opportunity to be your student repre-sentative. Given my past experiences, the chance offer to change and bring a new voice to the student team. I am no stranger to tumultuous times, and feel my prudence will better equip us in sharing our ideals, democ-racy, liberties, and unyielding opportunities for hopes and dreams. Nobody gets to write your destiny but you. Love the life you live, live the life you love. I would feel great pride becoming a part of your student council if elected. I guarantee to do my utmost best in communicating your issues and concerns on a daily basis. I look forward to speaking and meeting you during this campaign week. Thanking you for your time, please consider me when voting for your Student Representa-tive. Please fell free to contact me any time…[email protected]

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Kelex

For those of you who don’t know me, let me start by introducing myself. My name is An-drew Skinner and I’m a second year BBA stu-dent here at CBU. As a native of North Sydney, I know all too well the daily pains we face as off-campus students. From the early morning drive to make an 8:40 class, to being stuck in the 4 pm rush, I’ve been there just as we all have.

You may be wondering why I’m running for this position, and my answer to that is simple; I believe that I can provide fair and equal repre-sentation to the off-campus students of CBU. And while this may be the first time I’ve run for an SRC position, I’m far from a Students’ Union newbie. I currently work as Creative Director of Caper Media, for which I have designed the website, upcoming iPhone app, and the layout of the Caper Times. I also worked throughout the summer as Graphic Designer/Goodwill Coordinator for the Union. Both of these posi-tions have provided me with invaluable experi-ence in understanding how the Students’ Union operates.

With that being said, I believe my experience combined with my determination is a sure-fire recipe for great representation on SRC. If elect-ed, I promise to give my all and make sure your issues and concerns are fully addressed.

So in closing, I ask for your vote on Tuesday, October 16th and Wednesday, 17th. WARNING CHEESY CAMPAIGN SLOGAN AHEAD: Be a winner, vote for Skinner.

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