Archive for ‘April, 2009’

From the editor, by Bailey White

From the editor, by Bailey White

Under embarrassing and unusual circumstances, the student union finally got it right.
Or, at the very least, they’re on the right track.
Students will be asked once more who’d they’d like to be their union’s president; Mark Henick or Craig Mazerolle.
But there’s still a great deal that’s unclear about this re-vote.
If the re-vote happens before the end [...]

Julia Barnaby memorial story “short and insufficient”

Julia Barnaby memorial story “short and insufficient”

TJ Lightfoot
I am writing to comment on your article in last week’s issue of the Aquinian titled, “A Ritual to Remember.”
The meagre efforts to get in contact with a few native students along with the end result can be considered to be offensive. It is obvious to our community that this article was written by [...]

Donney ends career on a high note

Donney ends career on a high note

By Bailey White
If you’d asked her four years ago, Hayley Doney wouldn’t have been able to say for sure that playing basketball for the Tommies was something she wanted to do.
But after winning the ACAA championship in her fourth and final season with the Tommies, Doney was named STU’s Athlete of the Month for March [...]

Nussbaum skating on international stage

Nussbaum skating on international stage

STU defender suits up for Swiss national team

By Jamie Ross

Lucrece Nussbaum is trading in her green and gold Tommies sweater for a jersey that feels a bit more like home.
The third-year Tommie blue liner is in Hameenlina, Finland, where she’s suiting up for the Swiss national team at the International Ice Hockey Federation World [...]

The Ross Report, with Jamie Ross

The Ross Report, with Jamie Ross

Earlier in the season, Brunswickan managing editor Tony Von Ritcher and I agreed to write rival columns in our respective sports sections regarding our favorite teams.
Those teams happen to make up Canada’s greatest sports rivalry: The Toronto Maple Leafs vs. the Montreal Canadiens.
So in last week’s edition of the Bruns, Tony defended his Leafs and [...]

Immigrant’s story: too old to attend English school in NB

Immigrant’s story: too old to attend English school in NB

PART1: A Columbian refugee struggles to get educated
By Chelsea Mooney
Esteban Bravo Calle sits behind the wheel of a white SUV, in the parking lot of Blockbuster. Shaggy brown hair and a single dread lock sticks out underneath his white baseball cap. Bravo’s hat matches the crisp white t-shirt that hangs on his thin frame. [...]

Silenced Individuals

Silenced Individuals

By Ayat Abed Isaid
Respect, equality, and diversity are three words that describe Canada.
Three words that made me fascinated about this part of the world.
When the three exist together as a balanced trio, all Canadians benefit from the positive society that continues to emerge.
Multiculturalism speaks of Canada’s many cultural influences and different ways of living. Canada [...]

What a Waste!

What a Waste!

By Kaori Inui
Earth Hour took place last weekend across world, and as a Canadian resident, I participated in it too, turning off the lights of my apartment.
But if I had lived in Japan, I would have Earth Hour every hour every day.
This is called conservation, but it’s more of saving money, than energy.
My family, particularly [...]

The Hard Road to Famous

The Hard Road to Famous

By Erin Keating

The Slate Pacific are something of an anomaly in the Fredericton music scene.
They’ve opted out of the upbeat rock that typically drives our indie music scene for a more atmospheric and moody sound, which doesn’t always go over well with crowds..
“I think it’s just that people don’t really know how to take [...]

TV done Wright with Adam Wright

TV done Wright with Adam Wright

Have you ever seen a preview for a new show on TV and decided to tune in to check it out.
You watch the premiere and really enjoy it.
You watch the next week and you’re hooked.
But then a few weeks later, you hear that the show got the axe, cancelled. Just like that, and never to [...]

 

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