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Hello everyone, thank you for being a monthly reader of Dear First Years. I would like to shake things up a bit by writing about love. I’ve already been confronted by a good friend and told that I should probably get someone else to write this article. Thanks, Emma-Jane, for the vote of romantic confidence. I’m one of Redeemer’s token feminists. Equality, that’s all I ask for.  And world peace.

One celebration of manhood is hardly enough for an entire year and so a necessary sequel set up by RA group two and ten occurred on the evening of January 8 and continued until four o’clock the next morning. Blaring music filled the rec centre shaking its jittery foundations and the stacks of pizzas that were delivered to accompany the many bottles of pop consumed.

Hup Hup Holland! Three words that will not be forgotten as the Nederlands claim the 2009 Fall Semester Indoor Championship. Led by captains Philip Pasma and Evelyn Hartemink, the team claimed a undefeated season, winning 6 games and tieing 3. The team in- stantally gelled winning there first two games. “ We just clicked, I don’t know, it was something magical. I haven’t expierenced this type of chemistry with any other soccer team,” claims striker Eric Prins.

What? Senate is changing? Why yes, yes it is. Recently, Jessica Ramsay, your Activites Chair decided to step down from her position on Student Senate to venture outside of the Redeemer campus to lands unknown. Almost immediately after hearing this news, Paul DeWeerd, your President, embarked on his search for Redeemer's Next Top Activities Chair. The first step was to analyze Student Senate's Constitution. After reading said Constitution, it came to Paul's attention that there was no clear procedure for him to take.

Friday, November 13, Redeemer’s 2009 lip-synching air band competition welcomed six bands from all areas of the student body to exhibit well-rehearsed dances and actions mimed to popular songs. Performers leapt onto stage dressed in flashy, decade-appropriate costumes, occasionally glancing over longingly at the judges in hopes of receiving a placing score.

By Tannara Yelland, The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan) SASKATOON (CUP) – If you see an army of moustaches this month, just remind yourself it’s for the greater good.

“Movember,” as it has grown to be called, supposedly began in 2003 when a group of friends sat drinking in Melbourne, Australia, and a discussion sprang up about bringing back the glory days of the moustache. To legitimize their dubious fashion decision the men raised money for charity in conjunction with their moustache growing.

On Saturday, October 17, the male community of Redeemer celebrated its seventh annual Sausage Fest, a yearly celebration of manhood, which includes intense wrestling matches, loud music, the sizzling smell of barbequed sausage, and a friendly community lounging on chairs around the ring.

By Sarah Ratchford The Brunswickan (University of New Brunswick) FREDERICTON (CUP)

At this time in a first year’s life, so many changes are occurring (e.g. sleep patterns, otherwise known as “excessive napping”) that it’s a good thing faculty at Redeemer are pleasantly consistent. Between Faber’s charm, Needham’s sweater vests, Slade’s cookies and Chiang’s British-accent, they all make you feel at home and safe with their unique character traits.