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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Elizabeth Strange is appealing the results of the St. Thomas University students’ union election and wants a by-election. She was a candidate for vice-president education during the vote on Tuesday and Wednesday last week. Strange said Alex Driscoll, who defeated her by 99 votes or almost 18 per cent, was standing near polling stations “excessively.” [...]
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TORONTO (CUP) — The federal government is closing job centres that help students find seasonal summer employment, shifting its services online to save $6.5 million a year. The offices, called Service Canada Centres for Youth, were open temporarily from May from August to offer job-finding advice and career-building tips to youth aged 15-24. “The number [...]
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John Hoben, a third year international relations major from Saint John, N.B. has been elected as the next St. Thomas University students’ union president. Hoben defeated Emily Sheen. Before the election Hoben served as an off-campus representative. During the campaign he said wanted STUSU to remain a member of the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations, [...]
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Only a few months ago, the St. Thomas University men’s volleyball team didn’t exist. Suspended for a year for violating the school’s hazing policies after the death of rookie player Andrew Bartlett at a team party, the team lost many of its players. It had to rebuild from scratch. What emerged was a team made [...]
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I’ve spent the last two years covering the St. Thomas University students’ union and there are a few things voters should know going into the election, especially when they’re listening to promises to change the atmosphere of the union. First, there’s a lack of student engagement. Barely 20 per cent of students vote and often [...]
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Ed Welch carries a red book with him called A Season in Words. It has a chapter on how to communicate with your team as a coach, what to say before – and after – an important game. But sometimes, words from a book aren’t enough. After 50 years of coaching, and even with his [...]
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After 25 years of living with cystic fibrosis, three months in the hospital, and eight hours in surgery, Heather MacInnis has new lungs. It was last Monday afternoon, Feb. 20, when Heather’s doctors told her they may have found a match. They scheduled a tentative surgery for early Tuesday morning. The St. Thomas University student [...]
Continue reading …Free Willy: Scientists call for equal rights for whales, dolphins and porpoises
February 28, 2012 1 Comment
From the The Little Mermaid, to Dolphin Tale to the very recent Big Miracle, film has chronicled heart-warming, fictional stories that portray an almost friend-like relationship between a human and a sea creature. They show man’s compassion for animals we long to understand. As humans, we’re expected to treat each other with respect and dignity. [...]
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There are many who believe Justin Bieber changed their life, but few are like me. No, I’m not a 12-year-old girl and yes, I really can’t stand his music. My story is a bit different. It’s one I haven’t really told anyone before. I’m an internet kid – I always have been. At 13 years [...]
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St. Thomas University students are making their mark on the Theatre New Brunswick stage, telling a grim and controversial New Brunswick tale called The Dollar Woman, which opens tomorrow. “I have found that in acting, and in many other things, when you are working with people with more experience you tend to step-up your game [...]
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