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Palms sweating, muscles tense, heads turning from left to right suspiciously. Sticker tag has begun. “The game hadn’t even started yet – it was the night before the game even started and my roommate, Val, and I screamed every time someone knocked on our door,” said Jacqueline Gallant. She thought it was just going to [...]
When I was a resident in Harrington Hall, every Friday night I’d pour myself a rum and coke, a bowl of chips and wail away on my electric guitar. Believe it or not, my wing rep deemed me “most likely to form a garage band in her dorm room,” cranking the lead riffs to songs [...]
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Social norming technique used to shift perception of binge drinking on campus FREDERICTON (CUP) — Trashed Tuesdays, Wasted Wednesdays, and Thirsty Thursdays. For Nicole Pozer, a third-year student at St. Thomas University (STU), one thing was clear when she moved into Rigby Hall residence in 2009: alcohol is going to be a big part of [...]
Continue reading …Harrington Hall’s first house party finished with a bang. The office-themed party on Oct. 15 was shut down at 10:30 p.m. because of a fist fight in the second floor lounge. Harrington’s president Caitlin Doiron could not explain the events from the night and was hesitant about giving an interview. “We as a house committee [...]
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Despite what you may have heard, there are no bed bugs in Vanier Hall. A reported case of bed bugs in the residence was checked by facilities management and a pest control company last Wednesday morning, but nothing was found. Bed bugs are small parasitic insects which usually prefer to feed on human blood. They [...]
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Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – Tuition has gone up again for international students at STU. Despite their “guaranteed award” of $1,700, students not living in Canada pay almost three times the amount that Canadian residences pay to attend St. Thomas University. According to an email from Larry Batt, Dean of Students and Registrar, international tuition [...]
Continue reading …The Aquinian – The fire alarms in Chatham Hall were set off a few hours ago when a piece of machinery burnt out. Residence Life informed TheAQ that there was no actual fire. The smell and smoke were caused by the motor in one of the laundry room machines failing. Residents evacuated the building when [...]
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Alex Solak – The Aquinian Some students living in residence this year are less than pleased with their internet service this year. Frustrations over slow connection speeds and internet service cutting out came to a head this month. Citing major problems, over 140 students living in residence have joined a Facebook group urging the university [...]
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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. [...]
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Amy MacKenzie - The Aquinian Student union carpool initiative could solve problem Parking Passes at St. Thomas University are $75 a student, but that doesn’t guarantee you a convenient parking spot. A lack of parking spaces and an excess of cars results in regular illegal parking around campus. Ian Leblanc is a student who drives to [...]
Continue reading …The Aquinian A student jumped out of a second story lounge window in Harrington Hall Saturday night while being chased during a game of sticker tag. He was taken to hospital for x-rays and released later that night. Residence life Director Ryan Sullivan confirmed a student had leapt from the second floor of the building, [...]
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Laura Brown -The Aquinian Residence house was first open to women in 1995 Emily Perry has something to cheer about. Not only did she lead Harrington to victory at the 2009 residence cheer-off last week, but did so as the first female president in Harrington House history. “I love competition. And I love Harrington so [...]
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