By The Aquinian
Opinion/Editorials
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Under embarrassing and unusual circumstances, the student union finally got it right. Or, at the very least, they’re on the right track. Students will be asked once more who’d they’d like to be their union’s president; Mark Henick or Craig Mazerolle. But there’s still a great deal that’s unclear about this re-vote. If the re-vote [...]
By The Aquinian
Letter to the editor, Opinion/Editorials
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
TJ Lightfoot I am writing to comment on your article in last week’s issue of the Aquinian titled, “A Ritual to Remember.” The meagre efforts to get in contact with a few native students along with the end result can be considered to be offensive. It is obvious to our community that this article was [...]
By The Aquinian
Basketball, Headline, Sports
Thursday, April 30th, 2009

By Bailey White If you’d asked her four years ago, Hayley Doney wouldn’t have been able to say for sure that playing basketball for the Tommies was something she wanted to do. But after winning the ACAA championship in her fourth and final season with the Tommies, Doney was named STU’s Athlete of the Month [...]
By The Aquinian
Hockey, Sports
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
STU defender suits up for Swiss national team By Jamie Ross Lucrece Nussbaum is trading in her green and gold Tommies sweater for a jersey that feels a bit more like home. The third-year Tommie blue liner is in Hameenlina, Finland, where she’s suiting up for the Swiss national team at the International Ice Hockey [...]
By The Aquinian
Sports
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Earlier in the season, Brunswickan managing editor Tony Von Ritcher and I agreed to write rival columns in our respective sports sections regarding our favorite teams. Those teams happen to make up Canada’s greatest sports rivalry: The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the Montreal Canadiens. So in last week’s edition of the Bruns, Tony defended his [...]
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International
Thursday, April 30th, 2009

PART1: A Columbian refugee struggles to get educated By Chelsea Mooney Esteban Bravo Calle sits behind the wheel of a white SUV, in the parking lot of Blockbuster. Shaggy brown hair and a single dread lock sticks out underneath his white baseball cap. Bravo’s hat matches the crisp white t-shirt that hangs on his thin [...]
By The Aquinian
International
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
By Ayat Abed Isaid Respect, equality, and diversity are three words that describe Canada. Three words that made me fascinated about this part of the world. When the three exist together as a balanced trio, all Canadians benefit from the positive society that continues to emerge. Multiculturalism speaks of Canada’s many cultural influences and different [...]
By The Aquinian
International
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
By Kaori Inui Earth Hour took place last weekend across world, and as a Canadian resident, I participated in it too, turning off the lights of my apartment. But if I had lived in Japan, I would have Earth Hour every hour every day. This is called conservation, but it’s more of saving money, than [...]
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Arts, Headline
Thursday, April 30th, 2009

By Erin Keating The Slate Pacific are something of an anomaly in the Fredericton music scene. They’ve opted out of the upbeat rock that typically drives our indie music scene for a more atmospheric and moody sound, which doesn’t always go over well with crowds.. “I think it’s just that people don’t really know how [...]
By The Aquinian
Arts
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Have you ever seen a preview for a new show on TV and decided to tune in to check it out. You watch the premiere and really enjoy it. You watch the next week and you’re hooked. But then a few weeks later, you hear that the show got the axe, cancelled. Just like that, [...]