When she returned to her homeland this summer, Makedonia Koutsoumpeli saw firsthand what happens when middle-class expectations shatter overnight, and outlines why New Brunswick should see itself in the Greek crisis. Her face is pushed against the shield of a burly armed officer. A chain of riot police officers keeps the crowd away from Parliament [...]
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It’s inevitable – university students are saying good-bye to their beloved educational institutions carrying a heavier burden than ever before. With the average debt level at $37,000 for Atlantic Canadian scholars, it’s no wonder the idea of leaving your alma mater may leave some with a panic attack. Like Tiffany Doucet. She’s a recent graduate [...]
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Thirty minutes outside of Kiryat Shmona, a northern city in Israel, the winding roads of the Golan Heights begin. They cut through vineyards, fields and orchards. Before the 1967 war, all of these fields were a part of Syria. Now they’re under Israeli occupation. As one field ends another begins. One field, however, is not [...]
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For Val Johnstone, coming to STU was an accident. The first year student from Harpswell, Maine was touring UNB when she stumbled upon the tiny liberal arts school at the top of the hill. “The people here were so great and they were putting such an emphasis on humanities and the importance of making a [...]
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It was 2 a.m. on a quiet, normal Friday. I was up later than usual and decided to check news on the internet one more time before I went to bed. Then I saw it – breaking news, a huge earthquake hit Miyagi prefecture. At that point, it was magnitude 7.9. Later, it was [...]
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Since protesters took to the streets in Tunisia in December, dozens of other countries have experienced political unrest. Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Iraq and Iran are just a few of the countries where people are demanding democratic reforms. Young people are playing a key role in the protest using social media like Facebook and Twitter to organize. [...]
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Since protesters took to the streets in Tunisia in December, dozens of other countries have experienced political unrest. Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Iraq and Iran are just a few of the countries where people are demanding democratic reforms. Young people are playing a key role in the protest using social media like Facebook and Twitter to [...]
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It felt like I hit a wall when I made my first step on Indian soil. The heat was suffocating – literally. I had to breathe through my mouth to at least give myself the illusion that I was taking in more air – illusion, because the deeper I breathed in the more pollution entered [...]
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theAQ samples food services at St. Thomas University, and looks at how other universities are putting their meals on center stage In the small town of Brunswick, Maine, residents at Bowdoin College are dining on roast pork loin with a cider gravy and wild rice with quinoa salad and dried fruit. They can top off their [...]
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