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find us online! | website: thequill.ca | twitter: @thequillbu | Facebook: The quill | instagram: @buthequill Issue 12| Volume 110 Ne w s 2 Ex a m Se a s o n Su p p o r t Donnovan Hillman, Senior Advisor h yes, exam season is ing a textbook more ef- resources to help you through finally here. The final ficiently, writing short answers that difficult time. Counselling stretchA of the semester, the last on tests and making study ques- services are available to all Bran- Staff mile to the finish line. They- of tions. They can also offer help in don University students, free of Editor-in-Chief ten say that the final mile in a preparing for those long-winded charge. Professional Counsel- Kai Kayla Neiman marathon is the most difficult. essay questions of final exams. ors can help with stress, anxiety [email protected] Well, it turns out post-secondary Speaking of those last page, hour and depression, things that some Assistant Editor-in-Chief Lulu Maria de Lourdes Garcia studies follows a similar pattern. long questions, the Academic students may experience during Manzano The truth is, exam season is a Skills Center can also help you exam season. Not to worry, as the General Manager time of extreme stress and pres- touch up on your writing skills. sessions are confidential so you Elinor Murray sure. All that material that you Whether its learning about cita- can attend knowing your privacy [email protected] learned back in September is tions and referencing or just how is respected. 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Artist: Anthony Labonte thequill.ca | nov. 25th, 2019 thequill.ca | nov. 25th, 2019 st u d y Br e a K 5 st u d y Br e a K Issue 12| Volume 110 ta y l o r SW i f t v S . bi g ma c h i n E la b E l gr o u p Mallory Johnson, Reporter aylor Swift wants her ter on her social media accounts. Taylor could not perform on the signatures (and counting!). She ownership rights back. She started off by saying that she AMAs or her Netfl ix special. was also given support by celeb On TJune 30th, 2019 news broke is being honored with the Artist In fact, we do not have the right friends Selena Gomez, Halsey, via Swift’s social media accounts of the Decade award at the Amer- to keep her from performing live Cara Delevigne, Camilla Cabello, that Scott Borchetta had sold Big ican Music Awards on November anywhere.” (BMLG, 2019). While and more. She was even given Machine Label Group (BMLG), 24th. She further says: “I’ve been it’s true that they can’t keep Tay- political support by Congress- including all of Swift’s past six planning to perform a medley of lor from performing live at all, woman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez albums’ masters. Scott sold all of my hits throughout the decade they aren’t allowing her to per- and Senator Elizabeth Warren. So this to Scooter Braun, who used on the show. Scott Borchetta and form her old songs. Since leaving far, a possible resolution for the The Carlyle Group to help buy it Scooter Braun have now said that BMLG, she released her newest award show issue is to get other for $300 million. This was heart- I’m not allowed to perform my old album Lover on August 23rd. recording artists to cover her old breaking for Swift, who said in songs on television because they tunes at the show. Hopefully, this a Tumblr post: “This is my worst claim that would be re-recording Swift’s publicist Tree Paine issue will be more formally re- case scenario. This is what hap- my music before I’m allowed to released another statement after solved quickly. pens when you sign a deal at fi f- next year.” (Swift, 2019). BMLG did. The statement says: teen to someone for whom the “In addition, yesterday Scott Bor- term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a con- Taylor announced earlier in chetta, CEO and founder of BMLG, tractual concept. And when that the year that she is legally allowed fl atly denied the request for both man says ‘Music has value’, he to re-record her previous six al- AMAs and Netfl ix. Please notice means its value is beholden to bums so that she can own them. in Big Machine’s statement, they Pc: creative commons men who had no part in creating She also said: “Additionally - and never actually deny either claim it.” (Swift, 2019). She also states this isn’t the way I had planned Taylor said last night in her post.” in this Tumblr post that Scooter, on telling you this news - Netfl ix (Paine, 2019). along with his client Justin Bie- has created a documentary about ber, has bullied her in the past my life for the past few years. during other drama; this was un- At the end of her November Scott and Scooter have declined post, Swift asked her fans to: “let fortunately just the tip of the ice- the use of my older music or per- berg of the Scott and Scooter vs. Scott and Scooter know how you formance footage for this proj- feel.” (Swift, 2019). Taylor fi ght. ect.” (Swift, 2019). On November 15th, BMLG issued a formal state- That day, a Change petition On November 14, 2019, Tay- ment regarding Swift’s post. They Photo Credit: Google Images lor Swift posted a long open let- claimed: “At no point did we say started by a fan gained traction and garnered more than 100,000 For rememberance day Just Gone By.

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Earlier this month, the world and more people should make. tection systems have make an effort to go like rapid or classi- lowing gender-neutral designa- human rights adjudicator or- know that,” she said. “I am hid his phone inside to continuously up- tions on birth certificates. dered the government to begin thrilled by the outcome of this “Everyone wants to see a to that extent. Cheating in the a plastic bag in a toi- cal time controls, one date in order to keep permitting gender-neutral des- case, which recognizes that a world that is fair and just for modern era has be- let bowl, and during of the most common up with the new ways Dr. Corinne Mason, an As- ignations. The government was person must be able to ensure all,” she said. “This case is di- Often times in come far easier ever chess games he would answers is the num- to cheat in tourna- also ordered to pay $50,000 in sociate Professor in Gender and their identity is reflected on rect proof that our institutions chess tournaments, since the existence go to the washroom to ber of players cheat- damages to T.A. ments. Often times Women’s Studies and in Soci- their government identification. can evolve to better serve their like the Grand Swiss, of smartphones. Any check the best lines in ing during their chess the main problem is ology, testified as an expert on This is a win for non-binary, in- people when scholars in gender or the Grand Chess free app his position. 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So, one of aids by having a team across cheating during Danny Rensch said “it 1/3 of a million dol- the most common of players listening online chess games is difficult to predict lars. Or the prize ways players cheat in through the hearing which complicates a murder case, so we money for the world tournaments is by go- aids. The moves were things when the chess often time police can championship match- ing to the washroom being sent by SMS grandmasters are try- only investigate the es had 2-3 million dol- during chess games messages and then the ing to provide edu- murder after is has lars on the line as well and looking up the best moves were sent cational insight into happened.” as the world cham- best moves on their back to the player and the game. Even I have pion title. With large phones during a chess he listened to them in amounts of money in game. To counteract his hearing aids. the prize pools play- this in tournaments ers definitely want to players go through Online chess has be sure that their op- metal detectors to taken the greatest hits ponents are not using make sure they do not from cheating in the a chess engine to tell have access to their modern era because Grey Cup Win After 29 Years of Losing Kai Neiman, Editor-in-Chief innipeg Blue night in Calgary, when the nine teams for most of Bombers ended a Blue Bombers homegrown its recent existence, one 29-yearW drought by winning running back Andrew Harris comes to expect to excel the 107th Grey Cup final scored two touchdowns. The at failure or to be cursed Sunday night, beating the game where Kicker Justin with exceptionally poor Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33-12 Medlock kicked five field luck in order to wind up at McMahon Stadium in Cal- goals and the Bomber de- without a championship gary. Most current Bombers fence took the ball away for nearly three decades. had yet to take a breath in from Hamilton’s offence six 1990, when 26-year-old times and sacked quarter- quarterback Tom Burgess back Dane Evans five times. The game didn’t feel last led Winnipeg to a Cana- like a lock for Winnipeg dian Football League cham- until the final minutes. pionship. To the Winnipeg Football Pessimism is hard to over- Club, this victory is not just come, especially after a validation. It is a cause for going so long without a Much of the Bomber fan celebration and form of clo- Grey Cup win. It’s some- base also wasn’t even born sure to to alleviate decades thing that Winnipeg and and has no memory of that of frustration. A win seemed all of Manitoba have to night in Vancouver. Now a statistical improbability. celebrate and brag about however, they have very No one really expected to for quite some time. fresh memories of an un- actually win. 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Answer for Chess Puzzle from Issue 09:

Answer: 35. Bxf6+! gxf6 (if 35…Bxe6 36. Qxe6 gxf6 37. Qxf6+ Nf7 38. d7 shortly) The game continued 36. Rxf6+ Ke8 (36…Kg7 37. Qc3) 37. Rxg6 hxg6 38. Qc3 Rh7 39. Qf6 Ba4 40. Qxg6+ Nf7 41. Rf1 Bc2??

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