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<p>Sitting next to many TVs in North America is a game console or two. Even if you don&#8217;t have one, you likely know someone who does. Companies are constantly fighting for popularity and it&#8217;s not an easy fight. Gamers are often loyal to their system of choice. They&#8217;re always debating about the systems, the games, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In today’s world we&#8217;re surrounded by them. Everywhere you look you see them, you hear them. Cell phones have become a main staple of our society. Almost everybody has them and uses them on a daily basis. Cell phones became an incising issue of politeness and etiquette when you see people out in public not [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Any upper year university student can tell you about a feeling that starts forming in the pit of their stomach around the middle of the semester. It starts with a nagging feeling and mental lists of what needs to be done and when it’s due. As the semester progresses, that nagging feeling turns into a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>So, I’m at a bar, Roger Federer and David Beckham* are my wingmen. This club is filled with beautiful women but so far I haven’t found the right one. As the lights dim, a beautiful brunette emerges and approaches my entourage and me. I make eyes at her, but as she looks at the two [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Next time you’re in a restaurant, try ordering a burger without meat, cheese, or the bun. That’s what Sarah Roach does, and surprisingly several others. The proper term for those people is not lunatics, but vegans. It&#8217;s growing and popular trend that is sparking some serious interest among the health conscious. The decision began when [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Feline lovers and their meowy memes are taking over the Internet and you have as much chance of stopping them as you do of herding cats. In May 2008, China was hit with an 8.0 earthquake. It’s government had trouble censoring all of the amateur media as a flood of pictures and videos of the destruction [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hoorah, hoorah, the iPhone 5s and 5c are here! But is this newest incarnation of the iPhone really that fantastic? Two iPhone 5’s were released Sept. 20, the iPhone 5s, starting at $199 in the US, and iPhone 5c, starting at $99 in the US, both on two year contracts. The iPhone 5s has the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The first and only exclusively STU sorority, Pi Alpha Gamma, prepares to bid its roots farewell. Pi Alpha Gamma’s founding mothers &#8211; Katelyn Rushton, Elizabeth Strange and Valérie Foulem &#8211; are stepping behind the scenes to let younger members spread their wings before they pass on the torch. Next year, Rushton will step down from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The jump from high school to university classes has affected us all differently and it can be overwhelming. One’s work habits in high school will often determine the impact of this change. Harder working students will not feel it quite as badly, while others may be in for a rude awakening. Over my four years [&hellip;]</p>

<p>She&#8217;s in search of the perfect coffee latte. She traveled around the world. Now she joined the same department she once was a student of. Erin Fredericks returned to St. Thomas University to teach sociology. “I didn&#8217;t know how my now colleagues would feel for a student coming back as a prof. It was only [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A communications internship turned into the ideal summer job for a recent STU graduate. Victoria Blakely interned with the New Brunswick department of agriculture, aquaculture and fisheries for a class in order to complete her program last year. Once the internship finished and she graduated, they hired her on as communications officer for the department. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Before the interview, activist and journalist Eva Bartlett puts some cinnamon and brown sugar on her cappuccino. I ask her about the necklace she&#8217;s wearing, it&#8217;s silver and is interestingly shaped. She says it&#8217;s the outline of Palestine, a place where she spent three years. Palestine is a place with a lot of conflict. According [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“That went pretty smoothly,” my classmate said after arranging an interview for our journalism class. “Even though it&#8217;s Friday, the 13th,” I added jokingly. “Don&#8217;t say that. I don&#8217;t have the time for bad luck,” he replied. Well, I hope I didn&#8217;t jinx it for him too, because my day was about to change. Oh, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It’s the first month of the school year and the hookups are steadily under way. How can I tell? Well, sitting quietly in a corner with a book somewhere renders you invisible. &#8216;Horror of horrors, someone is actually studying in the study hall! Let’s just ignore them and talk about last night&#8217;s adventures.&#8217; During one [&hellip;]</p>

<p>First-years were welcomed to STU in a dry fashion with a wide array of social, community service and academic events in this year&#8217;s super hero-themed Welcome Week. Having a complete schedule of events to attend by choice eased what would have been a difficult transition to life as a post-secondary student. Most of the friends [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When a group of St. Thomas University students were asked why they thought Canadians are so happy, it was seconds before second-year student Kayla Clark said, “It’s the people, everyone is so accepting and that makes others happy.” We Canadians know why we&#8217;re happy but it has now been recognized in a nationwide study. According [&hellip;]</p>

<p>FREDERICTON (CUP) — An Instagram video showing about 400 St. Mary’s University students chanting a sexist cheer is an example of a culture campuses need to change, says StudentsNS executive director, Jonathan Williams. The video, shot on Monday, Sept. 2, shows the students of the Halifax university chanting “Y is for your sister, O is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was probably a nice, sunny day when Fred Coleman sat in his canoe on Killarney Lake. A fishing pole in his hands, he must have been pretty surprised when a frog jumped up next to him. He decided to share his lunch with it – and gained a life-long friend. Fed by its human [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amanda Poitras, 3rd Year “A trip I did to Germany and Poland to learn about the Holocaust, to see the concentration camps and I was through the March of Remembrance and Hope. Going to the camps was really hard. It was beautiful to go see the country, but it was very hard. It was very [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Heather MacInnis’ battle with cystic fibrosis inspired a St. Thomas University student to strive for a more active lifestyle. “After I heard her story, she became my hero,” said STU student Becky Ganong. “She inspires me to do so much, even now. If I’m having a bad day I think of her.” While struggling with [&hellip;]</p>