Tara Chislett – The Aquinian -
Students unhappy with service
What Derek Ness remembers most about his experience with UNB Student Health is how hard it was to be seen by a doctor.
A visually impaired, second-year student at UNB, he’s visited the health centre twice this year.
His first visit on Oct. 27 involved a problem with his [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Feature story on the STU Revue concert by Alex Solak and Adam Wright.
The annual STU Revue was held this past week. The proceeds of the event went to help a former St. Thomas University student who’s in need. Alex Solak was at the event and has this report.

By Jamie Ross-The Aquinian
Chief Returning Officer Sean Thompson says he hasn’t ruled out fining candidates who left their Facebook groups online after campaigning for the general elections closed.
But he won’t disqualify the candidates who broke St. Thomas University Students’ Union  bylaws.
“But I have a feeling there’ll be an appeal about that,” said Thompson.
He received notice Tuesday night that [...]

Maiko Tanabe – The Aquinian
Some international students are uninterested in the upcoming STUSU election, just like other students, but maybe for different reasons.
Chiemi Sakai, a second-year international student, said she’s not even sure when the election is and if she’s going to vote, because she’s not sure her vote would affect her university life [...]

When the day started there seemed to be some confusion among candidates about when the campaigning period ends, and what constitutes campaigning.
In previous years all Facebook groups and ads had to be shut down on the midnight before voting begins.  But this year many candidates were claiming they were unable to access their groups to [...]

Mitch Messom and Greg Rodger – The Aquinian
So the STUSU election is upon us all and there are some nice issues to choose from, including the ever-present buzz word “accountability.”
Many of the candidates would like us to believe that accountability means openness, responsibility and fairness. For the most part the STUSU meets all of these; [...]

Corben McLean – The Aquinian
Ever since the spring 2007 STUSU general election, the question has hung in the air: what is “campaigning?” What does it include? What does it exclude? Where does discretion come into the mix? Or plain old common sense?
In 2007, then-chief electoral officer Caitlin Mahoney kicked a presidential candidate out for distributing [...]

Laura Brown – The Aquinian
Justin Marshall’s favourite ice cream flavour is cotton candy. He says his father is his hero. But this first year STU student is passionate about many other things.
Marshall is running for vice president administration in this year’s STUSU elections, a position which focuses mainly on the union’s budget.
“Basically, I want [...]