You might want to clean the dust out of your fall-out shelter because, according to Shreesh Juyal, it may not be long before the next nuclear disaster. Juyal came to St. Thomas University to give the annual Dr. Abdul Q. Lodhi Lecture in Human Rights. He’s the dean of the faculty of international studies at [...]
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BURNABY, B.C. (CUP) — A research team at Simon Fraser University has created a treatment that may slow down or even prevent Alzheimer’s disease. David Vocadlo, a chemistry professor at SFU and Canada Research Chair in chemical glycobiology, led a team of seven researchers on the project. Vocadlo specializes in the structures and roles of [...]
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Some UNB proctors have decided to bring the It Gets Better Campaign to St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick. The popular online campaign, which began two years ago on YouTube by Dan Savage, offers support for youth and teens bullied for their sexual orientation. It includes video testimonials by high-profile people like [...]
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St. Thomas University students’ union appellate board has unofficially rejected appeals by both Elizabeth Strange and Frank Jr. Molley. The results will be official once the board sends out emails to the appellants. Decisions of the board are final. Strange, a candidate for vice-president education, did not want to comment immediately after the decision. “I’m [...]
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With cases of syphilis on the rise in New Brunswick, the executive director of AIDS Saint John is calling for more sexual health education in schools to combat a “frightening” outbreak. “It’s hit or miss, but we can’t afford for it to be hit or miss,” Julie Dingwell said about the sexual health education curriculum [...]
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A vaccine protecting against a sexually transmitted infection said to affect 75 per cent of sexually active men and women at least once in their lifetime isn’t covered under St. Thomas University’s health plan. Human papillomavirus, better known as HPV, is the most common sexually transmitted infection, and is heavily linked to cervical cancer in [...]
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John Hoben says he doesn’t want to get Lost in personality conflicts on the political island of the St. Thomas University students’ union. Hoben eked out a close, 24-vote victory over Emily Sheen to become the next STUSU president. The third-year international relations major, who described himself as a “nice guy who is easy to [...]
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Controversy has struck again. Two candidates in the recent St. Thomas University students’ union general election have filed appeals. And with only two other appeals in its four-year history, the STUSU appellate board is being called on to hear the appeals. Elizabeth Strange said Alex Driscoll, who defeated her for the position of vice-president education [...]
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Acadian Lines buses aren’t likely to be back on the roads before the school year ends. Negotiations between the union representing the 59 locked-out workers and Orléans Express, which owns Acadian Lines, are set for April 29 to May 1 in Moncton. A federal mediator, who arranged the negotiations, will also be part of the [...]
Continue reading …An upcoming two-day symposium at St. Thomas University will bring academics from across Canada here to talk about a controversial topic: torture and Canada’s complicity in it. Mainly organized by Alan Clarke, STU’s endowed chair in criminology and criminal justice, the symposium will take place March 21-22 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Clarke is [...]
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Walking into Markus Pearson’s house last year was an unpleasant experience. It was dark, damp and in bad condition. The walls and floorboards were covered in mould, and cold air seeped through the old windows. The third-year St. Thomas University student and four other students were paying $1,600 a month to live in that place. [...]
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