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<p>In honour of Black History Month, historian Jennifer Dow and the Fredericton Region Museum brought back the Fredericton Black History Walking Tour, a tour only available during the summer and early fall. Related: ‘Stories that have never been told’: Black History Walking Tour celebrates Black heritage. On Feb. 15, the virtual tour took audiences to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For many Canadians, having enough money to pay for both housing and food is growing difficult, with increasing prices for both rent and groceries. Making the choice between paying for food or just going hungry is becoming common. Related: Textbooks or groceries? Students react to rising food prices On Feb. 10, ACORN N.B. held rallies [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In 1952, Honorable Graydon Nicholas failed Grade 1 when he entered an English school for the first time. He grew up with the Wolastoq language in the Tobique First Nations. His brothers and sisters taught him his English name, Graydon, for the first time the evening before the first day of school. Nicholas came home [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Jan. 31, the only clinic offering abortions in Fredericton officially closed down due to lack of government funding. Throughout Clinic 554’s 29-year run, it has been a light in the lives of those needing both reproductive care and trans healthcare. Now, there are no other options for those needing abortions in the Fredericton area. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Imagine spending four years at school coming to class, doing all the work and it&#8217;s finally time to graduate. But when you walk the stage at graduation, you barely recognize any of the faces in the graduating class. For many St. Thomas University graduating students, this will be a reality and the late start to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Walking into the Off-Campus Lounge in James Dunn Hall on Valentine’s Day, one was met with the lively chatter of students looking for love. Red paper hearts decorated the walls, smiles decorated faces and the crooning voice of Elvis singing “Pretty Woman” echoed throughout the room. These were some of the sights at the Irish [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s English professor Andrew Klein said he is skeptical about Glean in his classroom. On the one hand, the online service takes notes for students with accessibility needs and makes all recordings unsharable so that the content of his lectures is protected. But on the other hand, he isn&#8217;t sure how the company [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University’s International Student Association (STUISA) celebrated the Lunar New Year on Feb. 9 in James Dunn Hall. This Lunar New Year was on Feb. 10, in celebration of the year of the wood dragon. STUISA organized an event to celebrate the holiday with competitive and educational games, food and opportunities for Asian students [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Aquinian&#8217;s Video Producer, Ian Curran, asks the Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor about their experience working for this student publication in 15 questions.</p>

<p>When the international representative of the St. Thomas University Students’ Union organized a game called Global Connections Challenge in the fall, she was hoping the speed-dating-style activity would break the ice between international and Canadian students. “No one attended the event,” said Ana Lucia Pavón. “And the people who were participating were people who helped [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When entering the clubs and societies page of St. Thomas University, you are taken to a graveyard. From the now-defunct Magic The Gathering to Best Buddies, many of the clubs&#8217; names pass as epitaphs, descriptions as headstones of clubs that no longer exist. But in a list of dead clubs, some are aiming to revive [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There’s a new game where you run around catching colourful creatures in spheres and use them to fight other players. Do you think I am talking about Pokémon? You wouldn’t be the first. The game I’m describing is actually Palworld, which has quickly garnered over two million players to date and has held a spot [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“What does a person with a Ph.D. in Social Work, a Master of Business Education, a Bachelor of Science… a professional EMT and a first Canadian National draft choice for the NHL have in common?” asked Frank William, founder of Under the Tent. The answer is they have all been helped by William’s organization, which [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Four St. Thomas University social work students are coming together to research the important but under-emphasized issue of men’s violence in Atlantic Canada, in hopes of connecting with other researchers and increasing awareness. Starting at the beginning of the semester, students Libby Howatt, Daryan Dort, Darian Curtis and Mia Stewart began their research on men’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For many Canadians, the thought of coffee might bring about thoughts of double-doubles from global chain companies like Tim Hortons or Starbucks to wake up in the morning or survive an all-nighter. However, to coffee connoisseurs, these brands only scratch the surface of what coffee is all about. Every week, famous latte artist Brian Leonard, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When St. Thomas University president Nauman Farooqi found out the Campus Ministry hosts international lunches every Thursday, he saw an opportunity.  “Claire mentioned that they cook for the students every week. I said that I&#8217;d love to cook and she said, ‘we&#8217;ll put you on the list.’” That day came on Jan. 25, when students [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This semester, St. Thomas University Mental Health introduced a new support group called Art for Anxiety, led by STU intern Lex Stephenson. Starting on Jan. 24, the group of about ten students is two sessions in at the time of publishing. Stephenson said the group teaches students to cope with anxiety through creativity and that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In this video, the Aquinian&#8217;s video producer, Ian Curran, sits down with STU&#8217;s very own Dr. Andrew Moore and discusses his social media success.</p>

<p>St. Thomas University has transitioned from student note-takers to the AI service Glean, an app to help transcribe lectures and highlight the key takeaways.  The transition from human note-takers to Glean started earlier in the academic year to alleviate costs and save time, said Student Accessibility Services manager, Lean Hutchins. Before, the Accessibility office would [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Walking into Sparkling Smiles dental office, one is greeted by the comforting yet unusual scent of cinnamon and the friendly face of dental hygienist Teri Perkins, who runs the clinic. Since the second week of January, local dental office Sparkling Smiles has offered free dental cleanings to those who otherwise can’t afford dental care, inspired [&hellip;]</p>