By The Aquinian
Headline, News, TheAQ.NOW
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

With Hurricane Earl fast approaching, St. Thomas University’s Crisis Management Team has pushed back first year move-in to Sunday. STUSU president Ella Henry confirmed that the Cheer-Off (and our streaming coverage of it) has been moved to Sunday. The announcement message was just sent out to Residence Life staff and included the following instructions: We will [...]
By Karissa Donkin - The Aquinian
Campus, Headline, News
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010

Confusion surrounding St. Thomas University’s condom distribution policy has opened the door for the university to discuss student health. In July, the Students’ Union made headlines after revealing that they weren’t allowed to include condoms in this year’s welcome week kits. “The STUSU was originally told by residence life that we were not allowed to [...]
By NewsEditor: Alyssa Mosher
Campus, Headline, News
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – The IT staff at St. Thomas University have been working hard this summer and after a few unwanted emails two weeks ago, the changes to STU’s email system are nearly complete. Currently, STU has a private email system that requires constant upgrading from the IT staff. Nearing the maximum [...]
By NewsEditor: Alyssa Mosher
City, Headline, News, Regional, Uncategorized
Thursday, August 5th, 2010

Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – Acadian Bus Lines is not allowed to cut the direct round-trip route from Fredericton to Miramichi, as proposed last March. Following a hearing with the bus company two weeks ago, the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) decided the cut was not in the best interest of the [...]
By Glynn Brothen — The Omega (Thompson Rivers University)
Headline
Sunday, August 1st, 2010

KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CUP) — As many as three in four university students have cheated or plagiarized at some point in their academic career, and that number is growing. According to a new study released by the Canadian Council on Learning, increased use of technology and the Internet is to blame for the increasing number of [...]
By Alex Solak - The Aquinian
Headline, TheAQ.NOW
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Update: Dan Hurley has just sent out an email saying the usergroup settings have been switched. Replies will now go only to ITS. When Dan Hurley at ITS sent out an email to all students about the upcoming migration to gmail, one student replied. The problem was that they replied to everyone on the list. [...]
By NewsEditor: Alyssa Mosher
City, Headline, News
Monday, July 5th, 2010

Alyssa Mosher – The Aquinian – After six months of uncertainty, the Acadian Lines bus terminal has found a permanent home off Hanwell Drive on the newly development Woodside Lane. Last October, the bus station moved from its original location on the corner of Regent Street and King’s Street to a temporary location at 85 [...]
By NewsEditor: Alyssa Mosher
Campus, Headline, International, News
Monday, June 28th, 2010

The fee increases for STU students are “normal” according to Lawrence Durling, Vice-President Finance and Administration. Last Friday, an email from Larry Batt, Dean of Students and Registrar, introduced the fees increases, including a $480 increase to international tuition. Since 2007-2008, there has been a domestic tuition freeze for all universities in the province. While [...]
By The Aquinian
Headline, News
Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Black bloc being blamed for rioting and vandalism in downtown Toronto Alexandra Posadzki — CUP Ontario Bureau Chief TORONTO (CUP) — Saturday’s anti-G20 protest culminated in over 500 arrests, after a mob numbering in the hundreds stormed downtown Toronto streets, smashed shop and bank windows and set police cruisers ablaze. The riots were largely led [...]
By The Aquinian
Headline, News
Friday, June 25th, 2010

Around 1,000 march for Aboriginal rights in Toronto Emilio Comay del Junco — The McGill Daily (McGill University) – Waving flags and banners, singing and beating drums, marchers demanded better treatment for Canada’s Aboriginal peoples, investigation into the disappearance of more than 500 missing Aboriginal women and redress for past abuses, such as residential schools. [...]