Wage gap of more than $4,000 due to societal issues Despite a recent Statistics Canada report, officials at St. Thomas University say gender isn’t a factor in the wage gap between male and female professors.. According to the report, male professors make as much as $20,000 more a year than their female counterparts. At STU [...]
The introduction of a new, mandatory $50 student health fee goes against the idea of a tuition freeze, says Students’ Union president Ella Henry. “The government committed to a freeze, students expect that means there will be a freeze,” she said. “A freeze that applies selectively to some universities and not others is simply not [...]
Confusion surrounding St. Thomas University’s condom distribution policy has opened the door for the university to discuss student health. In July, the Students’ Union made headlines after revealing that they weren’t allowed to include condoms in this year’s welcome week kits. “The STUSU was originally told by residence life that we were not allowed to [...]
Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – The IT staff at St. Thomas University have been working hard this summer and after a few unwanted emails two weeks ago, the changes to STU’s email system are nearly complete. Currently, STU has a private email system that requires constant upgrading from the IT staff. Nearing the maximum [...]
The fee increases for STU students are “normal” according to Lawrence Durling, Vice-President Finance and Administration. Last Friday, an email from Larry Batt, Dean of Students and Registrar, introduced the fees increases, including a $480 increase to international tuition. Since 2007-2008, there has been a domestic tuition freeze for all universities in the province. While [...]
Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – Tuition has gone up again for international students at STU. Despite their “guaranteed award” of $1,700, students not living in Canada pay almost three times the amount that Canadian residences pay to attend St. Thomas University. According to an email from Larry Batt, Dean of Students and Registrar, international tuition [...]
Jamie Ross – The Aquinian – Henick disagrees, says federal lobby group works well for St. Thomas Council debated for more than two hours last week about whether or not to review the student union’s membership with the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations and consider lowering it to associate status. The motion, brought forward by [...]
Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – Thompson hopes recommendations will improve elections The student union’s chief returning officer has released a 39-page post-election report, and in it made 17 recommendations he hopes will improve the STUSU electoral process. Sean Thompson applied for the position as CRO after miscommunications during the fall by-election for vice-president academic [...]
Alex Solak – The Aquinian – We’re still waiting for the official ratified email from the Student Union’s returning officer, but the initial report puts Ella Henry as the next president of the St. Thomas University Students’ Union. The Chief Returning Officer has confirmed everything, and here are the official results: The results of the [...]
STU is getting ready for next year’s course registrations. WebAdvisor has already been loaded with all the available course for the 2010-2011 school year. As with every year, students entering their 4th year get first choice. That starts on March 25 at 6:00 A.M. Here’s full list of start dates: Thursday, March 25 at 6:00 [...]
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