Archive for ‘February, 2010’

It’s a TIE! – STUSU Election Results

It’s a TIE! – STUSU Election Results

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 [...]

TV Done Wright – Feb 24, 2010

TV Done Wright – Feb 24, 2010

(Adam rolls up to the podium with a somber look on his face. He places a written speech down and begins to read it.)
Students, professors, and fans, thank you for joining me today.
Many of you are my friends, many of you know me. Many of you have cheered for me, worked with me, and supported [...]

STU Revue 2010

STU Revue 2010

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.

Election update: day two

Election update: day two

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 [...]

Tommies lose to MSVU in five hard fought sets

Tommies lose to MSVU in five hard fought sets

Stephanie Fauquier – The Aquinian
The St. Thomas women’s volleyball team fought hard Sunday morning against Mount Saint Vincent, only to have come up a little short.
The women were unable to win in five sets.
Sunday’s game determined who would finish in either third or fourth place. St. Thomas is now in fourth place and will be [...]

Musician stresses importance of arts through residency

Musician stresses importance of arts through residency

Tara Chislett – The Aquinian
One of the last things Olivia Brayley Quackenbush ever thought she would do was play French horn in a Finnish Orchestra.
The only Canadian, Quackenbush didn’t speak Finnish and couldn’t understand what the instructor was saying when they weren’t playing.
But when the conductor lifted his hands and the musicians turned their attention [...]

Travelling and volunteering abroad from STU

Travelling and volunteering abroad from STU

Eight students from STU will be making trips this summer
Maiko Tanabe – The Aquinian
Emily Smith, a third-year student at St. Thomas, spent three months in Ghana last summer. She was a teacher there, yet when she recalls the experience, she feels she learned more.
Last summer, St. Thomas University partnered with Intercordia Canada to send eight [...]

Are int’l students interested in the STUSU election?

Are int’l students interested in the STUSU election?

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 [...]

STUSU looking to go blue

STUSU looking to go blue

Social justice campaigner reinforces bottled-water ban option
Jamie Ross – The Aquinian
Bottled water is bad, a Polaris Institute campaigner told an audience of about 12 people last week.
“It’s an issue people are talking about, and people are wondering, ‘what’s the big deal,’” said Elly Adeland. “There’s the environmental aspect, the social economic aspect.”
Adeland, a speaker [...]

Strike avoided, for now

Strike avoided, for now

(CUP)–The faculty union at UNB won’t strike for the time being.
A conciliation board has been formed to settle the contract dispute between the university administration and approximately 600 full times teachers, researchers and librarians, represented by Association of University of New Brunswick Teachers (AUNBT), post-secondary education Minister Donald Arsenault announced last week.
UNB’s full-time faculty has [...]

 

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