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<p>Student models must balance homework and career obligations TORONTO (CUP) — It’s Sunday morning and Amelia Columbus sits at her desk, cozy in her sweatpants and fighting to stay awake. Like many students she is trying to recover from the night before while staring at her pile of homework. But Columbus has more than homework [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A few weeks ago, AQ Staffer Ben Burnett lost his cellphone. He kept a diary during that terrible time. The following is a tale of hope: a rare glimpse at a young man’s slow descent into madness and his triumphant return to the digital world. Tuesday I’m expecting a call about landing a new job. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>One student explores comic culture I like a good adventure every once in a while. Given the name of downtown Fredericton’s Strange Adventures, I was expecting an adventure as soon as I walked through the doors on an exceptionally rainy Friday. The only comic books I’ve ever read have people named Archie, Betty and Veronica [&hellip;]</p>

<p>TORONTO (CUP) — Andrew Laforges stands alone in a crowded bar fumbling with his keys, glancing up periodically to check out the tall, dark-haired woman sitting across the room. After half an hour of debating whether to approach her, the second-year Ryerson University student trudges over to the woman and introduces himself. He spews out [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Everyone has had a terrible job- but when do we say ‘enough is enough’? It’s the dead of summer. It’s a boiling hot 36 degrees and Madison Reid has been given all the rooms a rugby team had stayed in the night before. The hallway has no air conditioning. She knocks on the door and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>One student discovers adult braces are more common than you might think I am 20 years old, and I have braces. The stigma of being a braceface seems to sting a lot more when you’re an adult. Or does it? My lovely parents blessed me with the opportunity to get braces in August 2009. This [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After lacing up her cleats for the last time, a student reflects on baseball and boys I was getting my wisdom teeth pulled a few weeks ago and my dentist asked me if I was still playing baseball. Talking isn’t the easiest thing to do when your mouth is numb, but I managed to flop out [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Peggy Currie has some horror stories from looking at feet for 16 years at Quality Shoes in downtown Fredericton. “The worst I’ve ever seen was an elderly lady that came in,” she says, “and her toes, from her big toe on, were all piled on top of each other, just like little stairs. It was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A fifth year at STU is no walk in the park When I was a first-year at St. Thomas &#8212; many, many years ago &#8211;Michael Jackson was alive and brightening up the lives of millions. iPods were the size of Kleenex boxes and only 11 people had Facebook. The world has changed since then, and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Third year spreads his passion for painting at STU Dusty Green hunches over a canvas on his kitchen table. He is painting in a surprisingly sun soaked basement apartment. His canvas background is a pale wash of colour, the foreground marked with dark dripping spiral shapes. It is deliberately messy. “I mostly paint memories.” he [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Student reflects on the life of a renter When I was in my third year of university I lived in a five bedroom apartment complex on Graham Avenue. It was an alright building. It had coin operated washers and dryers in the kitchen, two bathrooms and the only real strange thing about the property was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The differences between UNB and STU aren’t just geographical, they’re philosophical Ian Bishop attends UNB like it’s work. He spends 12 hours a day in a computer science lounge with his friend, who happens to be a tutor. It’s hang out time, but it’s also strictly business. I bust in on the study session, arms [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Pro-tips for getting lost in Canada When thinking about trying something new and sexy with your partner, make sure to ask first and not just dive into &#8212; wait, that’s not this article, is it? What am I even writing about, again? Oh yeah. Hitchhiking. I’m not really an expert on the subject, but I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Summer was approaching and it was time for Jessica to go. She would be gone for three months. I dropped her off at the airport and continued home empty handed. The car I was driving wasn’t insured, so I was less than happy to see police lights in my rear view mirror. With all the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Final round of the STU 2010 Welcome Week Cheer Off. The Cheer Off is an annual event that pits the campus residences (and the off-campus students) against each other in a friendly competition.  Teams take turn showing their spirit with pre-planned cheers and general screaming.  At the end of each round the team of judges [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Round one of the STU 2010 Welcome Week Cheer Off. The Cheer Off is an annual event that pits the campus residences (and the off-campus students) against each other in a friendly competition.  Teams take turn showing their spirit with pre-planned cheers and general screaming.  At the end of each round the team of judges [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Feature story on the STU Revue concert by Alex Solak and Adam Wright. The annual STU Revue was held this past week. The proceeds of the event went to help a former St. Thomas University student who’s in need. Alex Solak was at the event and has this report.</p>

<p>From vinyl records to mp3s, music has changed. But does how we listen to music effect what we get from it? Elizabeth Sullivan &#8211; The Aquinian &#8211; What does music mean to you? Don&#8217;t just think about the individual artist or the genres. What does having music on your computer, having CD&#8217;s, and having digital [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tara Chislett &#8211; The Aquinian &#8211; Students unhappy with service What Derek Ness remembers most about his experience with UNB Student Health is how hard it was to be seen by a doctor. A visually impaired, second-year student at UNB, he&#8217;s visited the health centre twice this year. His first visit on Oct. 27 involved [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last year, STU-Info did a quick analysis of the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union budget proposal for this year.  Since the union&#8217;s budget is coming up again and again in this year&#8217;s election discussion, we thought it was time to dig up the data. Here is what they came up with at the time: STUSU [&hellip;]</p>