Men’s hockey head coach Troy Ryan reflects on his first season behind the bench
The AQ’s Matt Tidcombe sat down with men’s hockey head coach Troy Ryan to talk about his year at STU. Overall, how did you find your first season in charge? I think this year’s been interesting. I was hired very late, came into Fredericton and really by that time…all other teams had pretty much done its [...]
A St. Thomas University professor might be bringing an East Coast Music Award back to campus. Fine arts professor Steven Peacock’s music duo, Duo Cantilena, has been nominated for the upcoming awards. The duo’s latest album, The Green Bushes: Dances, Airs & Lullabies, is nominated for classical recording of the year. “The nominations are juried [...]
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For Barry Craig, “tension” is too strong a word to describe the relationship between St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick. He has yet to see a serious disagreement between the two universities since he became vice-president academic of STU four years ago. “The tension between any two Canadian provinces picked at random [...]
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They seemed inseparable at first: co-dependent, almost like brothers. One, much younger than the other, held different values and beliefs. And it was their differences that allowed them to work together – different sizes and specialties, clashing colours and sports teams. “It’s like two kids in a bed and every now and again your parents [...]
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Katrina Barclay didn’t get a lot of sleep this past weekend. She was up all night Saturday looking at pictures of her hometown under water. To her, the images are unimaginable, and came as a shock when she logged on to her Facebook page late Friday after not being online all day long. Landmarks from [...]
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It’s Friday night in Fredericton. You go out with a friend to shake off a hard week of school or work. You have drinks at home and find your way to the iRock, a popular nightclub downtown. The music blares and you’re so transported by the atmosphere, the lights, the two or three vodka limes, [...]
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Matthew Hayes won’t be quitting his day job anytime soon, even if he’s elected mayor. The St. Thomas University sociology professor and community activist said he’s vying for the top job on council because he wants to talk about “citywide” issues that are being ignored. “I was approached and I thought this would be a [...]
Continue reading …The St. Thomas University courtyard was full last week, with volleyballs flying and summer dresses flowing. At 26 degrees, the sunshine was infectious. The warm temperatures made the mid-March week special, shattering records across the Maritimes, but why? Environment Canada meteorologist Claude Côté says the especially warm weather began in the west with a long [...]
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A top men’s hockey recruit in the Canadian Interuniversity Sports league is now feted on campus tours by as many as 10 different schools, offered an athletic scholarship, with some prospects even turning down NHL or AHL contracts to play. So how can a small liberal arts school like St. Thomas University stand out in [...]
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Only a week after capturing their second-straight Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association championship, the women’s Tommies travelled to Lethbridge, Alta. for this year’s Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national tournament. Of the eight teams in the tournament, the St. Thomas University team faced the longest leg, playing in the tournament’s opening game on Thursday. But the travel [...]
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After sending the final game of the Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association championship into overtime, where the Tommies beat Mount Saint Vincent, Corey Delong is bringing home another piece of hardware. Delong and his teammates won the bronze medal game at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Championships this past weekend in Truro, N.S, beating [...]
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What is the best part about March break? Brandon Wry Best part about reading week is the fact we have no class, which gives us time to study and set up our own schedules. So, that’s a pretty big bonus in my opinion. Elizabeth Baker I live six or seven hours away, so it’s hard [...]
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