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Campaign for courage

by Amanda Roth in News

Campaign for courage

Photo by Darryl Block

On Nov. 23, Brock University students made their way to the gyms to sign up for the Courage Canada Ball Hockey Tournament. In Walker Complex's Gym Two, teams of five or more got together to participate - each guaranteed three games, 25 minutes a game. Courage Canada is a non-profit organization raising awareness for Blind Hockey.…
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Gathering Niagara's best artists with new!

by Michael DiRisio in Arts & Entertainment

Gathering Niagara's best artists with new!

Photo by Dario Ayala

Offering a fresh look at the contemporary local art scene, Rodman Hall's exhibit, new!, is a collection of works from some of Niagara's best talent. With a combination of new and old mediums, from both well-known and budding artists, new! balances many seemingly disparate elements to make up a unique exhibit that appeals to a large range of audiences.…
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Men's hockey shut out twice by Lakehead

by Marc MacDonald in Sports

Men's hockey shut out twice by Lakehead

Photo by Dario Ayala

It was written all over their faces. The Brock men's hockey team hosted the No. 9-ranked Lakehead Thunderwolves for a pair of games this past weekend and were gracious hosts, allowing the visiting squad to leave town with a pair of shutout victories. By the end of the second game, frustration from being held scoreless was the mask worn by each Badger, including head coach Murray Nystrom, who now knows what it feels like for other teams to play them.…
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News

Pass degree to be eliminated?

Pass degree to be eliminated?

Could 2013 be the last year of three-year pass degrees at Brock? There is a proposal by some administrators to eliminate all three-year degrees so that, by 2014, Brock would only be issuing four-year degrees to students. Before any decisions are made, Vice President of University Affairs, Rob Lanteigne, is encouraging students to voice their opinions so that BUSU can vote according to the wishes of Brock students.

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Business

Federal deficits "a distinct possibility"

On Nov. 19, Governor General Michaƫlle Jean spent a good portion of the 45 minute-long speech from the throne talking about Canada's economy and the hard times and tough decisions that lay ahead. Speaking in the Senate chamber on the second official day of Canada's 40th session of parliament, Jean warned of changes to government spending and possible deficits in the years to come.

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Opinion

The Young and the Stressful

The Young and the Stressful

First, let me apologize for the incredibly soft title that lacks any type of imagination whatsoever. OK, now that that's out of the way, here are the meat and potatoes of it. Last week, a Brock Press writer wrote a piece about going for a drive when you begin to the immense pressures of exams, and well, school in general, and it got me to thinking about just how enormous those pressures can in fact be.

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Features

Running from hell: growing up in America's most hated family

Running from hell: growing up in America's most hated family

VANCOUVER (CUP) - The mattock, a close cousin of the pickaxe, is used to dig through tough, earthy surfaces - it loosens soil, breaks rock and tears through knotted grass. Its handle is a three-foot wooden shaft, twice the density of a baseball bat, and its dual-sided iron head is comprised of a chisel and a pick.

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Arts & Entertainment

Artists take over with Nuit Blanche Brock

Artists take over with Nuit Blanche Brock

St. Catharines is renowned for its support of its artists, and now, on the heels of an announcement that transformed Brock's School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock is showing just how supportive it is of its own artists. For one night only on Nov. 28 from 6 p.

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Sports

The Sweet Spot: NHL Draft: Heds or Taves?

Next year's Entry Draft in Montreal may be months away, but it's never too early for basement-dwelling teams to take a look to the future and try to find the next great player. The excitement for the Entry Draft hasn't been this high since 2005, when Sidney Crosby was expected to, and eventually was, drafted first overall.

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Unclassifieds

Unclassifieds

To: Whom it May Concern, I find it interesting that people think that you cant hear their conversations when they are standing right into front of you. So this is for the two girls who had a nice weekend. "Oh my god, I don't even know where to start. Well Dana had some friends down from Burlington and they all went to Chillies on Saturday but it was a complete shit show.

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