St. Thomas University’s board of governors has named former politician Dennis Cochrane interim president and vice chancellor.
Andrea Seymour, chair of the board of governors, released a statement Monday.
“Mr. Cochrane comes to St. Thomas with a unique combination of experience and capabilities,” she said in the statement.
“He has developed excellent relationships with the university presidents and [...]

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Derek Montague – The Aquinian
STU’s Men’s hockey team continued their slump on Friday with a 4 – 1 loss to Universite de Moncton. The Tommies have slid to 3-8-1 on the season, and are now sixth place in the AUS.
Early on in the first period, it was clear that Moncton wanted to win more [...]

Karissa Donkin – The Aquinian
Shows celebrates city’s cultural capital title
The Fredericton Playhouse is offering a show that will highlight some of the city’s top performers.
Fredericton Onstage aims to celebrate Fredericton’s designation as a Cultural Capital of Canada in 2009. The show, which is on Nov. 27, will fuse together various aspects of the Fredericton arts [...]

Maiko Tanabe – The Aquinian
Some will travel, some will go to their friend’s but some will stay in a residence.
Ayat Abed Isaid isn’t looking forward to the Christmas break. While the majority of the student can’t wait to spend the holiday with their family and friends, Isaid, a fourth-year international student at St. Thomas, will [...]

Megan MacKay – The Aquinian
Nearly 1,000 turn out to voice concern over possible sale of utility
Upwards of a thousand demonstrators braved the cold to stand in front of the legislature and express their anger with the sale of NB Power to Hydro Quebec last week.
The deafening cry of “It’s our power, keep it in New [...]

Trevor Nichols – The Aquinian
Documentary viewing Tuesday night
Twenty years ago, the government of Canada made a colossal promise.
On Nov. 24, 1989, the House of Commons passed a resolution promising to completely eliminate child poverty by the year 2000.
Twenty years later, the number of Canadian children living in poverty has not changed.
This does not sit well [...]

Dates for campus swine flu vaccination clinics have finally been announced.
Clinics will go from Dec. 3 until Dec. 6 starting at 9 a.m. and running until 3 p.m.
Registration for the shot is being held on those days in James Dunn Hall, while the actual clinic will be set up in the O’keefe fitness centre.
Residence Life [...]

It’s the time of year where folks who are graduating start thinking about getting there hands on their T-ring. Not me, no sir. Upon graduation, I will walk across the stage with my “T” Brass Knuckles, because my CV will read Megan MacKay- Bad Ass.
Every step in my ascension to academic greatness will be one [...]

Alliance spends $30,000 of un-budgeted money
Bailey White
Ella Henry has a few questions for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA). Henry, the vice president of education at St. Thomas’ student union attended CASA’s annual general meeting last week and brought forth a motion that demands CASA explain some of its spending habits.
The alliance is a [...]