Kendra Woodland takes the ice for her first PWHL game with the Ottawa Charge. (Submitted: Kendra Woodland) University of New Brunswick (UNB) women’s hockey fans can see a recognizable name in the Ottawa Charge lineup. Former Reds player Kendra Woodland will be the team’s third-starting goalie and played her first game in the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) last November. “To play feels amazing, it feels almost indescribable,” Woodland said. “Obviously, ever since th

Black Box Theatre's upcoming plays are scheduled for the 2026 season. (Brianna Lyttle/AQ) From Jan. 22 to Jan. 24, Black Box Productions’ season will present The Jellyfish Show , written and directed by STU alum Samuel Crowell. The show explores themes of human connection and chosen family, comparison and finding peace in oneself. What set The Jellyfish Show  apart from others in its lineup was its devised theatre process, inviting the actors in the production to build the st

Heated Rivarly cast, Hudson Williams (Shane Hollander) and Connor Storrie (Ilya Rozanov). (Credit: Pinterest) Anyone else feeling the unexplainable void in your soul after watching Heated Rivalry ?  Over the long and extremely needed winter break, I, like everyone else that isn't a hockey fan and attends a liberal arts school, sat and watched the six-episode queer, steamy and “snipe” of a show called Heated Rivalry .   And, might I add that to write this commentary, I had to

Students return to St. Thomas University for the winter semester, marking the start of a new term on campus. (Credit: Sabrina Zabatiero)  Coming back to class can be tough. For some, it means returning to a familiar environment, reconnecting with friends and resuming routine. For others, it involves starting over in a new country, adjusting to a different culture, different food and life far from home.  While students share the same campus, local and international students of

On Nov. 24, 2025, the Fredericton City Council approved the 2026 General Fund Operating Budget, valued at $184.8 million. (Polina Kozlova/The AQ) According to the president of the St. Thomas University Students’ Union (STUSU), the City of Fredericton’s 2026 budget leaves post-secondary students on the sidelines. The municipal budget, approved earlier this month, prioritizes health-care infrastructure, K–12 education and long-term municipal services. While student leaders ack

Timothée Chalamet won a Golden Globe for his performance in Marty Supreme . (Credit: James Devaney/GQ) Let's be honest, Marty Mauser’s setbacks are largely his own doing. He carries himself with the confidence of someone convinced of his own superiority, repeatedly putting himself in situations that could be avoided. Yet his arrogance isn’t born from privilege; it’s born of refusal.  Marty cannot accept the life laid before him: a lower-middle-class existence, a retired dream

Tommies post Charlee Connors scored 13 points against the Seawolves on Jan. 10. (Credit: STU Athletics) Both St. Thomas University (STU) basketball teams played the University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves (UNBSJ) on Jan. 10, starting the second half of their seasons. The women’s Tommies were 6-1, while the men’s hadn’t lost a game yet this season.  Tommies fan Sheila Graham comes to games regularly. She said she’s happy to see the large and enthusiastic crowds at the

Matt Dinan, a Great Books professor at St. Thomas University, presents a lecture on artificial intelligence and the future of liberal arts education as part of the STU Public Lecture Series on Jan. 14. (Brianna Lyttle/The AQ) With users increasingly leaning into AI for help and others frantically running in the opposite direction, the question remains: how will the future of higher education be implicated for St. Thomas University?  This is the question that Matt Dinan,  grea

Asma Abdel Kader, a fellow board member along with Rawia Mokhtar,   President of the Manarat Association for Community services. (Credit: Peter Gross) Despite freezing rain on Sunday, Jan. 11, Fredericton residents gathered at the Cultural Centre to support the 13th Halal Food Fundraiser, raising money for humanitarian aid in Gaza and Sudan while also supporting the rural Harvey Food Bank. Approximately 30 vendors filled the wellness room at the Cultural Centre with authentic

The Richard J. Currie Center during the UNB men's basketball game on Jan. 10 against Cape Breton. (Credit: Fran Harris/UNB Athletics) The sound of sneakers cut across the hardwood mixed with the steady rise of crowd noise inside the Richard J. Currie Center. On Jan. 9, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) men’s basketball team returned, marking the start of the winter semester. Each defensive stop drew claps and calls from the crowd, followed by a swell of noise as UNB pushe

The Halloween social event was hosted by the Black Student Association last fall semester. (Credit: STUBSA Instagram) The St. Thomas University Black Student Association (STUBSA) is a student-run society known for encouraging resilience, community and pride in providing multicultural identity to STU.   Gabriel Prah, a third-year social work student from Ghana, is this year's president of STUBSA.    Prah came to Canada alone, hoping to build a higher education that would stren

Mohammed Ali Akhtar waits at a slippery Fredericton bus stop as winter conditions slow public transit across the city. (Suzanne Shah/AQ) Winter has long shaped life in New Brunswick, but for students without access to a car, the season increasingly dictates how their days are planned. Those concerns intensified after a Fredericton Transit bus slid into a ditch on Hilton Road last December during icy conditions. “I used to catch [a bus] but now … I’d be late, so I have to go o

UNB Wrestling Head Coach Don Ryan will be inducted into the N.B. Sports Hall of Fame on May 23, 2026. (Submitted: Don Ryan) The New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame has announced that long-time University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds Wrestling Head Coach Don Ryan will be inducted early next year. He has been coaching at UNB for more than 33 years. He has also won the Atlantic University Sport award for wrestling coach of the year 16 times.   “I’m quite honoured to be inducted int

Zachary Greer, a STU BA'16 alumnus, is an award-winning composer who will join the Fine Arts Department. (Credit: STU Communications). Award-winning STU alumnus Zachary Greer is set to return to his stomping grounds as a part-time instructor in the Fine Arts Department.  He will be teaching the Music for Film and Television course in the upcoming winter semester. Greer graduated from STU in 2016, going on to study for a year at Memorial University of Newfoundland before pursu

A Smart Start table displays study materials and information, marking the shift away from STU’s former peer tutoring program. (Credit: STU Communications) When St. Thomas University discontinued its one-on-one peer tutoring program this fall, many students were left confused about how to seek academic support.  The Smart Start Study tables were introduced as a community-based alternative, but students who depended on tailored, course-specific help say the shift has created ga

First-year students Olivia Christie, left, and Erica Thistle, right, walk across campus. Both say the recent switch to Daylight Saving Time has affected their mood, sleep and motivation. (Credit: Brianna Lyttle/AQ) On Nov. 2, autumn Daylight Saving Time (DST) began, with citizens being asked to turn their clocks back an hour.  Sleep researchers have found negative effects from DST in terms of fatigue and motivation, with the Canadian Sleep Society recommending the abolishment

The Saskatchewan Roughriders celebrate with the Grey Cup trophy after defeating the Montreal Alouettes 28-17. (Credit: CFL.ca ) Once again, the Canadian Football League (CFL) is ruled by the green and white.   The 112th Grey Cup took place on Sunday, Nov. 16. The Montreal Alouettes took on the Saskatchewan Roughriders, marking the first time in 16 years that the two teams met in the Grey Cup.     The game took place at Princess Auto Stadium in Manitoba’s capital. It was the f

Green and red aurora bands break through the clouds, illuminating a quiet Fredericton neighbourhood. (Credit: Sabrina Zabatiero) This month, a rare appearance of the Northern Lights brought students across Fredericton outside as faint streaks of green and red pushed through heavy cloud cover.  The display, brief and partly obscured, was enough to send groups of students toward parking lots, riverbanks and open spaces in hopes of catching a glimpse. For Huzaifa Hameed, a maste

“Buy Canadian Instead” sign stands among liquor displays in a Vancouver store, part of a federal push to steer public spending toward domestic suppliers. (Credit: Canadian Press) Prime Minister Mark Carney’s 2025 budget announcement in Fredericton last week introduced a major shift in federal spending, with new measures aimed at making Canada its own best customer. The budget includes $186 million to implement a Buy Canadian policy across federal departments and $79.9 million

A single tree becomes a season’s announcement. (Photo credit: Huzaifa Hameed) Fredericton doesn’t just enter fall — it leans into it. By early October, the air thins, the light softens, and the city begins its slow transformation into a landscape of red, gold, and quiet fire. For students, longtime residents, and anyone who walks the streets with their eyes open, autumn becomes more than a season. It becomes a conversation.