Maiko Tanabe -The Aquinian-
They’re far from home, but that didn’t stop Chinese students from ringing in the New Year in Fredericton.
Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) and Overseas Chinese Students Association (OCSA) at the University of New Brunswick celebrated The Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year at the Student Union on Feb. 27.
The event entertained [...]

The Aquinian
In the longstanding tradition of UNB/STUmen’s ice hockey ‘Battle of the Hill,’ the UNB/STU fencing club is presenting the first ever ‘Duel of the Hill’ as part of the opening ceremonies for the upcoming 2010 UNB Shield, Atlantic University Fencing Championship, and Atlantic Team Fencing Championship tournaments being hosted at UNB, March 12 to 14.
The [...]

East Side Board Supply hosted a Shovel-Off at Kimble skate park over the weekend. With the help of 25 local skateboarders the park was snow free within a hour and half. After the snow was cleared East Side owner Brain Muir provided food and drinks for anyone who came out to help.

Zaren White -The Muse-
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. (CUP) — Knowledge of climate change’s irrevocable damage is becoming more common and widely shared. In spite of this, many of us are still stuck perceiving climate change as a purely environmental issue, distancing ourselves from the fact that we are completely dependent on the environment.
Just like any other [...]

Competition challenges local filmmakers to produce film in 2 days.
Karissa Donkin – The Aquinian -
A film can take weeks, months or even years to produce from start to finish. A local competition is challenging aspiring filmmakers to churn out a final product in only 48 hours.
The Fredericton 48 Hour Film Competition, brainchild of UNB Film [...]

Lily Boisson – The Aquinian -
Gallery 78 is doing something different.
The downtown gallery will exhibit drawings from 13 New Brunswick artists from March 12 until April 4.
Gallery assistant Kim Bent said the show will highlight all kinds of drawings, whether they are quick sketches or ready-to-frame works of art.
“Primarily it’s to show another side to [...]

Bastarache and Henry battle for union supremacy
Jamie Ross – The Aquinian -
When the ballots were finally tallied, Sean Thompson could hardly believe his eyes. So he counted again, and the result was the same: the race for president of the students’ union had resulted in a tie.
“It was freaky,” said Thompson, Chief Returning Officer [...]

Matt McCann- The Aquinian-
Rick Myers had a peculiar introduction to the world of St. Thomas.
A young political science student, Myers was just finishing his PhD at the University of Toronto when he noticed an advertisement on the wall of the political science department.
A small, East-Coast liberal arts university was looking for a part-time instructor.
Intrigued, Myers called [...]

These are not yet confirmed by the STUSU CRO, so for now these are un-official.
We will update as we get more information
For President:   A TIE

Melissa Bastarache – Facebook – Twitter – hcsrp@stu.ca    TIED
Ella Henry – Facebook – Twitter - hccvh@stu.ca       TIED
Mark Livingstone - Facebook – hbywn@stu.ca

A run-off vote will be held between [...]

(Adam rolls up to the podium with a somber look on his face. He places a written speech down and begins to read it.)
Students, professors, and fans, thank you for joining me today.
Many of you are my friends, many of you know me. Many of you have cheered for me, worked with me, and supported [...]