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<p>Introverts and extroverts. If you put someone in one of these boxes, you probably assume they are either too independent or too egotistical for their own good. However, if approached in the right manner, you will see that those in either category have balancing attributes inside of the. They just need a friend to help [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jimy Beltran has been away from Venezuela for over 10 years. Now, he wants to make a difference in his home country while still in Canada. The fourth-year student honouring in history and economics is looking tell to positive stories out of the South American country, one of current political turmoil and minimal resources, while [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I remember purchasing my first pair of Chuck Taylor Converse All-Stars. I, a seventh-grade pop-punk-obsessed kid, had begged my mom for months to buy me a pair. I had never been more happy to walk into a Foot Locker in my life (and probably never will be again, let’s be honest). A pair of black [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When I discovered the impact of my ecological footprint, the results shocked me. I found that to sustain my lifestyle in terms of the resources that I take from the environment, and if everyone in the world consumed at the same rate that I do, it would take 2.1 earths (3.5 global hectares per person) [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The buzzer in my apartment rings. I hop off the couch and go down to answer the door. The Capital Delivery guy is there with a cardboard box labeled “Locavore Foods.” I sign and carry the box back upstairs. Inside are four frozen aluminum trays with cardboard lids. For the health-conscious or those who like [&hellip;]</p>

<p>By now, you’ve probably read the headline and are seething. You want to punch me in the face. You want to ban me from the SPCA. You hate me and you don’t even know me. Fair. So, let me preface this article with this: I am in no way saying students who have pets are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Working as a team, fourth-year sociology honours student Kayla Preston and sociology professor Gul Çaliskan recently had their research paper published in the academic journal Postcolonial Studies. Titled &#8220;Tropes of Fear and the Crisis of the West: Trumpism as a Discourse of Post-Territorial Coloniality,&#8221; the paper stemmed from the seminar course Orientalism, Islamophobia, and Postcolonial [&hellip;]</p>

<p>September in Fredericton is confusing. You wake up to crisp fall air, the kind that wool sweaters and tall boots were made for. By noon, you want to take a dip in the river just to cool down. With the autumnal equinox behind us, the summer sun just won’t quit. But if you don’t want [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As a liberal arts school, St. Thomas University’s campus ministry is focused on creating a safe environment for students to practice any religion — despite the school&#8217;s roots in Catholicism. Located in Holy Cross House, the ministry boasts a chapel open to students of all faiths. “The campus ministry offers students the ability to come together [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When Apple launched the new iPhone, I was in my global politics class, listening to how the world has been shaped from imperialism to capitalism. Mankind has never stopped evolving over thousands of years, just as the iPhone keeps evolving. The super-hyped, four-digit-priced machine that holds a key role in modern communication seems to roll [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With STU’s second annual pride week happening this week, Cassidy Chisholm talked to members of the LGBTQ community to see how STU ranks in inclusion: When Olivier Hébert and Elijah Matheson first came to St. Thomas University, there had never been a society or club exclusive to STU for the LGBTQ community, not to mention [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It all started with a handshake in the kitchen when she was 16 years old. Shannon Blackmore, a third-year communications and public policy major at St. Thomas University, made a promise to her mother, and to herself, to start living healthier. Now, she is approximately 183 pounds lighter and the happiest she’s ever been. “I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The exploitation of our ecological system in China is a crisis. My hometown of Chongqing is experiencing disaster. The city has been directly under the jurisdiction of the central government since 1997. With the economy booming for the last 20 years, China is now facing a significant environmental ordeal. In my early childhood memories, we [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“I love your dress!” “Thanks, it has pockets!” Almost every female over the age of 16 has either overheard or been a member of this conversation. The word “pockets” is said at a decibel that makes the ears of all women in the vicinity perk up. Pockets, you say? Yes, pockets. The question then arises, why [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Leaving for university can be stressful, especially if you’ll be living without the familiarity of your childhood home, neighbourhood friends and your high school sweetheart. Whether you are leaving your country or just going to a new city, there are ways to make sure you don’t forget those who matter most. Leaving family When I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The smell of stale cigarettes hangs in the air, music blares through the speakers, the dizzying disco ball spins, alcohol slips out of uncovered drinks, people trip over scrunched beer cans and sway drunkenly across the dance floor like zombies. Welcome to the club scene. Welcome to hell. If you’re contemplating going out to a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>David Adams Richards was determined to be a writer by the age of 14. He realized his calling when he read Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist while growing up in Newcastle, N.B., a neighbourhood on the north bank of the Miramichi River. Richards went on to study at St. Thomas University and published his first novel, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Angela Bosse was one of 16 university students going to a rural community in Panama to do human rights work with Global Brigades, a non-profit organization focused on helping communities in developing countries. Here’s what she learned: Realize you know nothing No matter how much research you do, no matter how much you prepare, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dear first-year students, You don’t know me, but I know you. No, I’m not a creepy stalker. I’m a senior student who once stood where you are now, and I know exactly what you will be facing over the next four years of your university career. The path ahead of you is full of many [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University students Cassidy Chisholm and Diana Chávez reflect on what it&#8217;s like to leave their hometowns but also remain thankful for where they grew up: From small-town New Brunswick: When leaving your hometown after graduating from high school, what are your intentions? Do you plan on going to university and never coming back [&hellip;]</p>