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<p>While in high school, Haley Beatty was on her student council when they planned a Valentine&#8217;s Day event where students could wear red or pink in support of the day – or black in opposition. Beatty, a first-year student at St. Thomas University, planned an all-black outfit to show her dislike for the day, and at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sad and alone, I slumped on my couch immersed in my zero phone messages. To be specific, I was sitting on my parents’ new brown couch. I went on Tinder. I don&#8217;t do well with online dating where a photo makes or breaks your opportunities. I have a smile that looks forced and ears that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The NFL Super Bowl isn&#8217;t the only Super Bowl that happened last week. Soup fanatics battled it out to win the ultimate Soupfest Super Bowl at the first-ever Fredericton Soupfest. United Way held the event at the Multicultural Association on Jan. 31. Kayla Doody, a fourth-year student at St. Thomas University, was a co-organizer of Fredericton&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Within the depths of the Student Union Building, the Cellar Pub is a popular place for students to enjoy a meal, drink a pitcher and relax with friends. Established in 1994, the Cellar offers classic pub food like wings, burgers and fries. Their drink menu ranges from tap beer to mixed drinks and shooters. Their [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After Sean Thompson found out he was going to be on Jeopardy!, he prepared by playing a game called Track and Field on a Game Boy emulator. It wasn’t to help him with trivia, but to practice his reflexes. “You could have all the excitement of running the hundred metres or throwing the hammer by [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: This story contains graphic content about sexual assault, mental illness and abuse that may disturb some readers.  I remember the first time I went to an event aimed at reducing rape culture on campus. As the expert started to talk, two first-year boys in the back started talking over her and proposing their own [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since the Bell Let&#8217;s Talk campaign began in 2011, the initiative has raised more than $100 million for mental health services. After eight years of Bell Let&#8217;s Talk Day taking over social media, some students have become skeptical of the campaign. Shannon Blackmore, a fourth-year communications and English student at St. Thomas University, no longer [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Being one the of the only Asian kids in Digby, Nova Scotia had its perks. For example, if I didn&#8217;t want to talk to someone, I could break out my fake Chinese and confuse the hell out of them, or pretend I didn&#8217;t know English. But most of the time, being Asian sucked. I’m not [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sophia Berry remembers having vivid dreams of her teeth crumbling out of her mouth. “I couldn’t erase it from my memory, I didn’t know if I needed to see a dentist or a therapist,” said Berry, a third-year psychology and gerontology student at St. Thomas University. She said it could’ve been because she&#8217;s very self-conscious about [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: This story contains graphic content about eating disorders and their effects that may disturb some readers. In November 2016, I was newly diagnosed with an eating disorder and looking for advice. The bookstore’s nutrition section displayed a colourful assortment of diet books. They featured young and thin women on the covers. They also promised [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The university is named after him, but who is Saint Thomas Aquinas and why does he have a feast day on Jan. 28 anyway? Saint Thomas Aquinas was born in 1225 in the kingdom of Aquino. He died at the age of 49 in 1274 and was officially declared a saint on July 18, 1323. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Aramark executive chef and St. Thomas University head chef Michael Greer took home first place at the Canadian Cancer Society&#8217;s Cook for the Cure on Jan. 17. He teamed up with Stewart McKelvey Fredericton for the second year in a row at the cook-off, which was held at the STU Conference Centre. Their team &#8211; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Three St. Thomas University students have one big thing in common. They use the internet as an outlet to discuss personal challenges and goals. Victoria Deveau, a fourth-year student, started a blog about a year and a half ago where she talks about depression, seasonal affective disorder, emotions and tips on how she deals with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The annual St. Thomas University Dean’s List dinner draws in tables of students to enjoy a meal and live music while faculty commend them for their achievements. But some students find the Dean’s List requirements too heavy and the dinner exclusionary to those who didn’t achieve the marks. The dinner is open by invitation only [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In her free time, fourth-year communications student Alexa Metallic strings small, colourful beads together to form earrings, pendants and pins. She spends hours every weekend on the meticulous art, laying down one bead at a time. &#8220;The spare time that I do have, I spend beading,&#8221; said Metallic. As a child, Metallic was taught how [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: This story contains graphic content about eating disorders and their effects that may disturb some readers. It was 11 o&#8217;clock on a school night. I was in my room in Holy Cross House, lying on my bed in the dark with my eyes wide open.   I was afraid if I fell asleep I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For most university students, coffee shops are a great place to finish assignments, get some reading done and study – all while enjoying a coffee or tea. But in August, Tianna Colpitts opened The Affirmation Lounge, a non-alcoholic herbal tea bar in downtown Fredericton, breaking away from the common café atmosphere. Located on Mazzucas Lane [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I celebrated my first Christmas on Dec. 25, 1997 at two days, 15 hours and 19 minutes old. Two days after being born, I was packed up like a parcel and taken home. The doctor didn&#8217;t exactly approve, but it was Christmas Eve and my mom didn’t want my four-year-old brother to celebrate in a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Warning: this story contains content about drugs and death that may disturb some readers. “These will be perfect to give to Gavin,” I thought to myself, as I slipped the size zero plugs for stretched ears&nbsp;I had originally bought for myself, back into my pocket. I gave them to him a few days later at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alex Cunningham didn’t know what to get her boyfriend’s parents for Christmas last year. But she knew two things. They love their dog and she can paint fairly well, so she realized a homemade gift would be perfect.  About a month before Christmas, she began painting a few hours a day for a week. A [&hellip;]</p>