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<p>If you’re a student, you probably understand all too well how stressful university can be. Every student has, at one point or another, had stressful moments where they had to hole up in the study hall and finish multiple papers. Picture a moment like this in your life. Now, imagine that you’re completely responsible for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Daniel O’Brien, the man who transformed St. Thomas University from a small parochial institution into a leading liberal arts university and one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada, died Sunday. He was 77 years old. &nbsp; “He was a visionary,” says Ilkay Silk, who taught drama at STU for 36 years. “He had a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After a high school internship at CBC, a St. Thomas University degree, and two jobs in the old-school journalism grind, Cherise Letson realized this wasn&#8217;t what she wanted to do for the rest of her life. She wanted something different. Something in sync with the digital revolution that already started to change the journalism world [&hellip;]</p>

<p>You’ve probably wondered why you were given five random letters for your student email which is also your username. Like many students at St. Thomas University, you probably even struggled to remember them. The selection process for your student email actually goes through a complex algorithm that determines the five characters based on your student [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Gender-confirming surgeries are finally accessible in New Brunswick, four months after coverage has been approved. New Brunswick was the last province to cover these surgeries, and after a long wait and much uncertainty, Fredericton students Olivier Hébert and Reid Lodge are finally able to get the surgeries that will make them more comfortable in their own bodies. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When the fire bell tolls, it’s time to evacuate the building. Practicing fire drills is important when it comes to actual emergency situations and failure to evacuate the building comes with consequences for some. “We have a tendency to do what we practice,” said Desmond Dupuis of campus security. “When it comes to an emergency [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Over the past two years in university, my time management skills improved quite substantially. Since first year, I’ve been working multiple jobs, taking at least five classes and at the same time, engaging in extra curricular activities. I’m always on the go. Time management is not just a skill that almost everyone lists on his [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Most class syllabi are pretty standard. Inside, you’ll typically find things like project outlines, important dates and the professor’s contact information. But what about classes that deal with sensitive material? Should warnings be put in place? The concept of being exposed to all sorts of ideas is something most people can agree on, but it’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the fall semester coming to a close, the time for apartment hunting is approaching. “[Students] mostly start looking in January,” said Joey Cleven, a landlord of multiple apartment buildings in Fredericton. The nicest and best priced apartments are sought out first, and if you start looking in July or August, you’ll get the worst [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Course evaluations are filled out by almost every student at the end of a semester to give their two-cents on how effective their professor taught the course. On average, a graduating student will have filled out 40 course evaluations during their university career. But how effective are the evaluations at indicating positive and negative aspects [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The new worldwide trend of implementing meditation into schools was recently adopted in the United States, the United Kingdom and just last month, in Fredericton as well. According to the U.S. Department of Education, suspensions decreased nationally by 20 per cent in the last two years as schools test alternative ways, like yoga, to aid [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Halloween is a time of fun and frights, but some people don’t like the frights that come with the occasion. If you don’t like scares, have trouble getting into the spirit, or just want to try something new this weekend, here’s a list of events for your non-scary Halloween pleasure. Apple-Picking Apples are in full [&hellip;]</p>

<p>From the moment Andrea Lopez was born, her fate should’ve been sealed. The fact that she’s still alive today is, according to her, nothing short of a miracle and she lives her life accordingly. Lopez is a cancer survivor whose health problems began at birth. She was born with cirrhosis, a liver condition that damages [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Out of 36 countries competing, Canada’s Memorial University won the Enactus World Cup 2016, the conference that hosts the world’s largest competition of entrepreneurial action for social impact. About a month ago, I travelled to Toronto to be part of this conference that gathered hundreds of students from all over the world to address the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Wear leggings underneath your pants and make sure your winter boots are waterproof. Don’t leave getting out of your house to the last minute, because travel is always slower in the winter whether you are walking or driving. Make sure you have a scraper and emergency kit if the power goes out. Get a shovel [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Most university students will have early morning classes and late evening ones as well, but which time slot is better for them to actually learn? Dr. Kathleen Hughes is a psychology professor at St. Thomas University. She said most students work on a 24-hour biological clock so all students tend to be mid-day people. Hughes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>My girlfriend Sarah and I took our dog for a walk last week through Odell Park. We’d just gotten him recently and took him everywhere we could, partly to socialize him with other people and dogs, partly to show him off. What can I say? We&#8217;re proud pet owners. Cooper&#8217;s more of a pup than [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The setting sun streams into my aunt’s dinning room, the scent of barbecued steaks, fried fish and fresh salads wafts around. My relatives pick up plates and begin to dish up a little bit of everything. I join the buffet line. I bypass the steaks and dive into the salads. “Aren’t you going to have [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A few days ago, I heard about a gourmet pizza place. I’d never heard of it before, but knew it would haunt my “to try” list of restaurants. Milda’s Pizza &#038; More is a café that makes artisanal, wood fired pizzas but also espressos, cappuccinos and homemade pastries. The strangest thing about Milda’s is its [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hi, my name is Book. Yes, Book like a book. I have a friend named Butter, who has a sister name Cheese and my father’s name is Black. He has brothers named Big and Box and Big has a son named Beer. These are real people with real names just like mine. I was born [&hellip;]</p>