UNB/STU relationship isn’t tense: STU
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 [...]
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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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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Mayor Brad Woodside hopes people understand why he wasn’t around much this weekend. He blames it on his love for hockey. For the second consecutive year, the Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s hockey championship was hosted by the University of New Brunswick right here in Fredericton. And if you were looking for the mayor, he was [...]
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It was only two weeks ago that the McGill Redmen and Western Mustangs met in the Ontario University Athletics championship game in which the Redmen won 4-1. This time though, they were playing for the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship. Once again, the Redmen were victorious. McGill beat Western 4-3 in overtime thanks to captain Evan [...]
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Wires peek out through a hole along the floor of the brightly painted blue wall. Standing beside the hole, where a baseboard should be in his Student Union Building office, St. Thomas University students’ union president Mark Livingstone cracks a joke. “Here’s an example of our deferred maintenance.” And this is just one of the [...]
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University of New Brunswick Counselling Services wants to gain a clearer picture of alcohol use on the UNB and St. Thomas University campuses. UNB Counselling director Rice Fuller said he hopes to send out an alcohol-use survey via email for students on both campuses. There’s a lack of local data about drinking habits on campus, [...]
Continue reading …In March 2010, St. Thomas University signed an agreement with the National Centre for First Nations Governance that was lauded as being the first of its kind in Canada. The memorandum of understanding said the two parties would work together to create programming for first nations students to learn more about governance and management skills. [...]
Continue reading …‘They’re the least of our worries;’ Battle of the hill losing streak continues for Tommies
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It may be the 31st time in a row St. Thomas University’s men’s hockey team has lost to the University of New Brunswick’s Varsity Reds, but don’t expect STU head coach Troy Ryan to care. The Tommies lost 5-0 to UNB during the final battle of the hill of the season Wednesday night. “They’re a national championship team and we’re a team who’s [...]
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I won’t sugar coat it, I spend a disgusting amount of time in classrooms. I’m trying to finish four majors, spanning two degrees at the same time. In order to pull this off I spend a lot of time dashing up and down the hill between both the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas. [...]
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Dan LaCosta paces alone around the University of New Brunswick cafeteria. With a receding hairline and a furrowed face, he looks as well-traveled as his pro resume suggests. LaCosta knows that playing in goal for UNB will likely be his last shot to showcase his skills, and one day making it back to playing professional [...]
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Rachel Watters is animated as she remembers spending time in hospital rooms as a child. Even though she was there for a medical condition, she says she thrived in the spotlight. “My mother would tell me that I would be dancing around the room, playing with their instruments, telling knock-knock jokes.” The 30-year-old Fredericton resident [...]
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