VOL. 109 | ISSUE NO.14| DECEMBER 4TH, 2018 FINISHING THE SEMESTER LIKE A BOSS SINCE 1910 Told You Those Trees Would Get LIT. PC: Robert Killam LAST WEEK OF REGULAR CLASSES SPECIAL HOLIDAY EDITION HOW TO R REVIE ACC GR page 4 page 5 page 7 Where was Tity? Coveringsors Light toon FIND US ONLINE! | WEBSITE: THEQUILL.CA | TWITTER: @THEQUILLBU | FACEBOOK: THE QUILL | INSTAGRAM: @BUTHEQUILL Issue 14 | Volume 109 NEWS 2 UP D at E FROM THE EDI T OR Robert Killam, Editor-in-Chief tuff happened. Somehow dent paper, it’s not like that posts throughout our social It’s been a good year and Swe managed. much exciting happens which media. We had some bilingual I’d really like to thank all the This is just a quick update people are willing to bring for- articles, some academic ad- hard working writers and pho- on “The Quill” here and how ward to our attention. vice articles, some reviews of togrpahers who have contrib- we have done this past semes- Review of this year: pretty books, some reviews of profes- uted to mkaing “The Quill” Staff ter. Fine, we’ve been fine. successful. We published one sors and most importantly we what is today. You are each a Editor-in-Chief What? What else do you paper a week for 14 straight will be having a sick Holiday true delight to work with! Robert Killam III want to know? We are a stu- weeks. We also made several Party come end of term. Happy Holidays! [email protected] Assistant Editor-in-Chief Th a T Re d No s e Th a T ’s so BR g h T Donnovan Hillman Donnovan Hillman, Reindeer Owner General Manager ith the holidays just bright red nose. However, the times the simplest answer is every single day. After getting Elinor Murray Waround the corner, question remains exactly as to the right one, and in this case a nose full of cranberry sauce [email protected] all sorts of Christmas stories why this is so. Now, there are that statement holds abun- Rudolph continuously fell on Web Content Coordinator and characters are back in the many explanations out there. dantly true. When Rudolph his nose, which in turn obvi- Emmanuel Madu Senior Reporter spotlight. Rudolph the red Even children know that Ru- was just a baby reindeer, play- ously transferred the cran- Alexandra Mackay nosed reindeer is no excep- dolph’s red nose guides Santa’s ing in the cold plains of the berry sauce directly into his Advice Column tion to this turn of events. sleigh through Christmas Eve north pole, he was quite clum- bloodstream. Now, there is [email protected] People from across the globe storms and lights a path to sy and one day tripped and fell no need to get into the details Advertising recognize the lead reindeer show him the way forward. into a pile of cranberry sauce. of the bloodstream flowing [email protected] of Santa’s sleigh and some While this is obviously true, it Cranberry’s have been associ- through the entire body, obvi- even leave treats out just for touches more on the purpose ated with Christmas for the ously reindeer’s bloodstreams him. Indeed, Rudolph has of the red nose rather than the longest time and the reindeer are quite different, and the Contributors almost become as popular as cause. Many scientists believe love them as treats. A delicacy red cranberry sauce stayed in Raelee Fehr, Dustin Glaseman, Patrick his owner jolly St. Nick. The that Rudolph has a red nose in the north pole is cranber- Rudolph’s nose. Gohl, Kiana Kehler, Anthony Labonte, bright nosed reindeer inspires because he has a high concen- ry sauce. Unfortunately for One of Christmas’s great- Carly Murkin, Carly Prawdzik feelings of joy, happiness and tration of red blood cells in poor Rudolph as soon as he est mysteries has been solved. comfort. However, he also his nose and this allows him fell into the sauce he inhaled The simplest answer was, like inspires emotions of curios- to better regulate his body through his nose and sucked always, the right one. Rudolph The Quill is published weekly by The ity and confusion. He is, after temperature. That, ladies and cranberry sauce into his nose. has a bright red nose that helps Quill, Inc., and is printed by The Kil- larney Guide in Killarney, MB. all, the only reindeer in Santa’s gentlemen, is absolute gar- In this case, it seems one rein- Santa guide his sleigh through herd that has a glowing nose bage. Rudolph has a red nose deer really wanted to cram the storms. He got his red nose NOTE: Editorials, letters, and and not a regular black nose for two particular reasons, berries. by inhaling cranberry sauce viewpoint articles do not necessarily like the rest of his kin. Perhaps which are detailed below. Moving forward, Ru- and then proceeding to be a reflect the opinion of The Quill staff, a question that has been too Now that the “scientific” dolph’s red nose can also be clumsy buffoon. Now that The Quill, Inc., or the faculty, staff, or administration of Brandon University. long unanswered, why exactly explanation is recognized as directly related to his clumsi- this puzzling question has is Rudolph’s nose red? false we can get into the real ness. Indeed, Rudolph was by been answered we can truly The Quill is a member of Canadian Everyone knows that reasons as to why Rudolph the far not a graceful reindeer and begin to celebrate the holiday University Press (CUP), one of the Rudolph the reindeer has a reindeer has a red nose. Some- managed to trip and stumble season. Your welcome! world’s largest student organizations, with a membership of over 70 student TRUE WORKI N G CO N DI T IO N S AT THE NOR T H POLE newspapers in Canada. Carly Murkin, Local Christmas Conspiracy Theorist Advertisers wishing to buy space in anta Clause, the man, the own personal rein deer collec- I’ll tell you what. Economic life’s passion, it’s what they both this newspaper and other CUP- Smyth, the legend. Sitting tion all the while giving away independence and freedom were made for. They’re Santa’s affiliated newspapers should contact comfortably up north in his free gifts to the entire worlds has been sacrificed. The poor Elves after all.” Well first of our multi-market ad representative: jolly old mansion, bringing children? Where’s the profit- little pointy eared buggers all, that’s a pretty rude way to FREE Media toys to all the good girls and economic stability? Especially can’t even leave if they wanted view them, belonging to Santa 11629 105th Avenue boys and everything in be- if you have to pay hundreds of to. Think about it, with all the and all that. Secondly, do they Edmonton, AB T5H 0L9 tween. Feasting year round tiny workers. Unless you don’t information that’s ever been know anything else? Have Phone: 780-421-1000 on homemade cookies and pay them. released about the North Pole, they merely been forced into a [email protected] rich whole milk, the man That’s right, those lovely its only means of getting to labour force or have they been For online advertising inquiries, has it made. Mr. Clause has little helpers with giant smiles and from are on the back of given a choice to pursue other please contact: been successfully running his and pointy ears, fondly con- Santa’s sleigh. All around the means of work? What if they Rouge Media Group homegrown business for hun- sidered an permanent fixture workshop is miles and miles want to be a dentist? 250 The Esplanade, The Keep dreds of years, parents rely on by the side of Mr. Clause. Ec- of desolate dark, ice and snow Look, all I’m saying is Toronto, ON M5A 1J2 Phone: 416-360-8120 him, toymakers envy his in- onomically speaking there’s no crusted doom with howling next time you see one of San- fluence. However, one has to way dear o’ Saint Nick would winds and cracking ice. Quit- ta’s Elves, or rather the Elves Local advertisers can also contact wonder whether or not there’s be capable of paying them all a ting and walking out isn’t re- of Santa- maybe ask if they’re us directly: a dark secret hiding behind living wage, or at the very least ally an option. okay. And also, question where The Quill the multi-national empire. minimum wage. But hey, at least if global your toys are coming from. 270 18th Street Brandon University I’m talking slaves. Haven’t Though you may argue, warming continues they can Who’s making them, and in Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 you ever wondered how Mr. “money isn’t everything” or build themselves a boat and what conditions? Office: 204-727-9667 Clause is capable of maintain- “they’re clothed and fed with row away, so there is that. Fax: 204-571-0029 ing a huge place up north, with a roof over their head- what And now you may ask what I’m assuming is a pretty could possibly be so bad “Why would they want to high heating bill, as well as his about such an arrangement?” leave? Making toys is their thequill.ca | Dec. 4th, 2018 NEWS 3 SP OR T S /FE at URES Issue 14 | Volume 109 UP D at E FROM THE EDI T OR Th e Ba tt l e Fo R MB V: eN d oF Th e ep i c sa g a Robert Killam, Editor-in-Chief Robert Killam, Snowball-War Historian tuff happened.