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<p>Facebook announced a major rebrand on Oct. 28. CEO and co-founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, recently announced that the company will be renaming itself to ‘Meta Platforms Inc.’ or Meta. Zuckerberg defined the Metaverse as “an embodied Internet where you’re in the experience, not just looking at it&#8221; in an earning call previously this year. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Long Truong, a University of New Brunswick graduate, attended a job fair at Fredericton Inn on Oct. 25 where he hoped to find a job in hospitality. “It&#8217;s really hard to find the appropriate job,” said Truong. &#8220;It&#8217;s not easy.&#8221; He doesn&#8217;t have a problem working entry-level jobs, especially when they have the potential for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Drew Hudson, a third-year St. Thomas University student, went to class the day after Britney Spears&#8217; father announced he would be stepping down as her conservator, he remembers a teacher saying, “she’s free!” To which Hudson replied, “well, sort of.” Spears, child star turned pop icon, is in an ongoing public battle for her [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In this episode of Top of the Hill Weekly, a glimpse into the events at Fredericton High School on picture day and Truth and Reconciliation Day. We hear from members of the FHS community for their thoughts on what transpired, and what they think needs to change. On Oct. 8, The Aquinian called FHS to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This piece is a satire, all names are fabricated for the sake of spooky humour. The St. Thomas School of Witchcraft and Wizardry’s quidditch teams went broom-to-broom in the final event of the season last Friday. It was a rainy day on Hallow&#8217;s Eve. Students, dressed head-to-toe in STSWW merch, gathered in anticipation at the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ashley Riley, a St. Thomas University graduate, didn&#8217;t want university to end, but she was pleasantly surprised by what came next. Riley is currently teaching English at a primary school in Spain. She graduated from STU in 2019 and completed her master’s degree at Dartmouth College. By her third-year at STU, Riley knew she wanted [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Residents in Sussex, New Brunswick, could face fines for blaring ragtime on their family Victrola. According to town bylaw 750-12 s.4(i), no person should use a radio, television, public address, phonograph or musical instruments with “such degree in loudness so as to disturb the peace.” Scott Hatcher, chief administrative officer for the Town of Sussex, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When professor Matthew Robinson attended St. Thomas University in the mid-80s, he would go to The Cellar Pub and Grill with his friends after class. “You’d often spend the rest of the afternoon eating Fatty Fatty Grilled Cheese, drinking really cheap beer and [discussing] your classes — or [getting] into an argument about a book [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update: Effective Oct. 18, the Government of New Brunswick said rapid tests will be available province-wide. Here is a list of Vitalité and Horizon Health Network locations.  As the number of active cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick approaches 1,000, hospital beds are in high demand but rapid tests are few and far between. Last [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Imelda Perley was elder-in-residence at the University of New Brunswick, she noticed students coming to class looking at their phones. She would tease them saying, &#8220;I hope you’re looking up our language on the Passamaquoddy-Maliseet dictionary site.&#8221; But the joke got her thinking — there must be another way to engage non-Wolostoqey speakers. “Our [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Reporter and fashion-enthusiast, Andreánne Duplessis, took a stroll through campus to spot some fall fashion trends. Gilmore Girls inspired Katherine Del Salto, a first-year St. Thomas University student, said her outfit was inspired by Rory Gilmore, one of the main characters in the TV show Gilmore Girls. &#8220;This is a t-shirt my cousin gave to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Old clothing is finding a new home with the help of university students selling their thrift finds on Instagram. Thomas Craig, a third-year student at the University of New Brunswick, started @freddy_vintage, an account where he sells vintage sportswear. &#8220;Going into thrift stores and looking through all these used clothes, that’s what I live for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: This story contains strong language. It is almost a month since Fredericton High School made headlines when some of their Grade 12 students wore &#8220;gangsta&#8221;-themed outfits for picture day this year. In the weeks that followed, new incidents and disappointing responses left current FHS students and graduates, like Savannah Thomas, frustrated. “[FHS&#8217;] mission statement [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As summer comes to an end and students return to campus, autumn has officially arrived. St. Thomas University students share what they like most about the season. The classic scents It&#8217;s time for Bath and Body Works to take their summer scents off the shelves and replace them with fall favourites. Jordie Neumann, a fourth-year [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After almost five months, students of St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick have their bar back. The Cellar Pub &amp; Grill, found in the basement of the Student Union Building, is the campus&#8217; watering hole — complete with $10 burgers and $15 pitchers of beer. Emma Fortunato, a third-year student at UNB, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Content warning: Please be advised this article discusses residential schools and genocide. This story is part two of a two-part series about Truth and Reconciliation Day. Read part one here that discusses the university’s decision to close for the holiday this year. Clarification: A quote in this story reads &#8220;&#8230;or not seeking more education on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The 2021 Met Gala was possibly one of the most confusing Met Galas I&#8217;ve ever seen.  The high-fashion event took place on Sept. 13 and had fewer participants this year due to its vaccine mandate. The theme for the event was &#8220;American Independence,&#8221; a theme that, ultimately, proved to be too vague, as attendees and their [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Starting March 2020, the students of St. Thomas University opened their laptops to listen to pre-recorded lectures, present in their kitchen and join class through Microsoft Teams. Now with 65 per cent of STU’s classes back in-person this year, students and teachers are getting a chance to think back on their year and a half [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This story is satire based off of the government&#8217;s recent flavoured vape ban – none of the names or quotes are real. In New Brunswick nightclubs, bars, middle school bathrooms and the back of the bus — something is missing. The sickly sweet smell of a flavoured vape is gone. Some might assume the disappearance [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s &#8220;new normal&#8221; campus opened on Sept. 8. After over a year and a half of learning from home, students have returned to the classroom. &#8220;It&#8217;s been awesome to see all these faces that I haven&#8217;t seen in over a year, and it&#8217;s really nice to have that face-to-face aspect in classes instead [&hellip;]</p>