Alex Solak – The Aquinian -
We’re still waiting for the official ratified email from the Student Union’s returning officer, but the initial report puts Ella Henry as the next president of the St. Thomas University Students’ Union.
The Chief Returning Officer has confirmed everything, and here are the official results:
The results of the run-off are:
Melissa Bastarache…………245
Ella [...]

STU is getting ready for next year’s course registrations.  WebAdvisor has already been loaded with all the available course for the 2010-2011 school year.
As with every year, students entering their 4th year get first choice.  That starts on March 25 at 6:00 A.M.
Here’s full list of start dates:

Thursday, March 25 at 6:00 am, for [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian
STU students might not be immune to inconvenience in the event of a work stoppage at the University of New Brunswick.
St. Thomas currently enjoys a slew of shared services with UNB that could be disrupted in the event of a strike or lockout down the hill.
Some St. Thomas students take courses [...]

The Aquinian
The stage is set for the St. Thomas University Students’ Union spring general elections, which is scheduled for Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.
Nominations closed Friday for nine positions, six of which are contested.
Melissa Bastarache, Ella Henry, and Mark Livingstone are competing for president of the students’ union, while incumbent Mary-Dan Johnston and first-year liaison [...]

Jamie Ross – The Aquinian
A student mandate isn’t enough to phase out the sale of bottled water at St. Thomas University.
Even if a majority votes in favour of banning the sale and distribution of bottled water on campus in an upcoming referendum – to be held during the STUSU spring general elections – the [...]

The Aquinian
In just one hour, students at St. Thomas University raised $1, 186.60 as a part of the school’s ongong fundraising drive for disaster-torn Haiti. It kicked off last week on Aqiunas day. Donation cans are available at the Help Desk in James Dunn Hall for anyone with spare time who’s interested in collecting [...]

The Aquinian
Student council will put the question of whether or not to ban bottled water on campus to a referendum vote during the upcoming spring general elections.
The SRC unanimously passed a motion on the matter at its weekly meeting last week.
Vice-president administration Mary-Dan Johnston raised the issue.
“It’s one way to make St. Thomas a [...]