The Aquinian

STU names interim president

St. Thomas University’s board of governors has named former politician Dennis Cochrane interim president and vice chancellor. Andrea Seymour, chair of the board of governors, released a statement Monday. “Mr. Cochrane comes to St. Thomas with a unique combination of experience and capabilities,” she said in the statement. “He has developed excellent relationships with the [...]


Photo Gallery – UNB Dance ‘Counting Bodies’

All shots by Alex Solak (CreatorAlex Productions)


Tommies slip to 6th place

Derek Montague – The Aquinian STU’s Men’s hockey team continued their slump on Friday with a 4 – 1 loss to Universite de Moncton. The Tommies have slid to 3-8-1 on the season, and are now sixth place in the AUS. Early on in the first period, it was clear that Moncton wanted to win [...]


Playhouse showcases a “Buffet of Fredericton’s art scene”

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Karissa Donkin – The Aquinian Shows celebrates city’s cultural capital title The Fredericton Playhouse is offering a show that will highlight some of the city’s top performers. Fredericton Onstage aims to celebrate Fredericton’s designation as a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2009. The show, which is on Nov. 27, will fuse together various aspects of [...]


Where will int’l students go for the Christmas break?

Isaid studying in her room. (Maiko Tanabe/AQ)

Maiko Tanabe – The Aquinian Some will travel, some will go to their friend’s but some will stay in a residence. Ayat Abed Isaid isn’t looking forward to the Christmas break. While the majority of the student can’t wait to spend the holiday with their family and friends, Isaid, a fourth-year international student at St. [...]


Protesters rally against NB Power / Hydro Quebec deal

Opposition leader David Alward addresses nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Legislature last week to protest the sale of N.B. Power. (Kyle Albright/AQ)

Megan MacKay – The Aquinian Nearly 1,000 turn out to voice concern over possible sale of utility Upwards of a thousand demonstrators braved the cold to stand in front of the legislature and express their anger with the sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec last week. The deafening cry of “It’s our power, keep [...]


Child poverty unchanged 20 years later

Trevor Nichols – The Aquinian Documentary viewing Tuesday night Twenty years ago, the government of Canada made a colossal promise. On Nov. 24, 1989, the House of Commons passed a resolution promising to completely eliminate child poverty by the year 2000. Twenty years later, the number of Canadian children living in poverty has not changed. [...]


H1N1 vaccination clinics set for next week

Dates for campus swine flu vaccination clinics have finally been announced. Clinics will go from Dec. 3 until Dec. 6 starting at 9 a.m. and running until 3 p.m. Registration for the shot is being held on those days in James Dunn Hall, while the actual clinic will be set up in the O’keefe fitness [...]


BA stands for Bad Ass

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It’s the time of year where folks who are graduating start thinking about getting there hands on their T-ring. Not me, no sir. Upon graduation, I will walk across the stage with my “T” Brass Knuckles, because my CV will read Megan MacKay- Bad Ass. Every step in my ascension to academic greatness will be [...]


CASA spends money it doesn’t have

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Alliance spends $30,000 of un-budgeted money Bailey White Ella Henry has a few questions for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA). Henry, the vice president of education at St. Thomas’ student union attended CASA’s annual general meeting last week and brought forth a motion that demands CASA explain some of its spending habits. The [...]


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