Letters to the Editor

<p>Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this letter are the writer’s and do not reflect those of The Aquinian, its editorial board or its board of directors. The Aquinian publishes all letters to the editors that meet the criteria outlined in our ethics and practices guide. Dear St. Thomas University community, As the former 2021-22 STU [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this letter are the writer’s and do not reflect those of The Aquinian, its editorial board or its board of directors. The Aquinian publishes all letters to the editors that meet the criteria outlined in our ethics and practices guide. This is an open letter to the students’ representative council [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Content warning: This letter to the editor contains racial slurs. The opinions expressed in this letter are the writer&#8217;s and do not reflect those of The Aquinian, its editorial board or its board of directors. The Aquinian doesn&#8217;t allow hate speech. The Aquinian reserves its right to publish letters to the editor and does so [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I am writing because I am very disappointed in how St. Thomas Residence Life is handling student concerns during this unprecedented time. Of course, with COVID-19 we have all had to make some extreme changes in our daily lives (i.e wearing masks, online learning, etc.) however, those of us living in residence this year are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I am writing this email in response to the update email received from Kim Fenwick, St. Thomas University&#8217;s vice-president academic and research, on March 26 regarding student requirements. Intentional or not, for me and other students I talked to, this email read in a very condescending and shame-inducing way for students who are struggling. What [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I am writing because I believe there is a misperception that Memorial University’s current underfunding is linked to its low tuition, a tuition that the Canadian Federation of Students advocated for. It’s been brought up several times while I’ve attended St. Thomas University. Though I understand this perspective, I still respectfully disagree with this. What [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dear voters, You should know that I’m no professional and I have not studied policy or political science. That said, because of the extensive research I have done for myself, I am well aware of what predicament this country is currently in. Because of this I choose to educate myself on a variety of issues [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The objective of universal education, like universal health care, is to give those who can’t afford education the opportunity to access it. It eradicates financial barriers to this human right. It&#8217;s not surprising the attempts for justifying the position by lobbyists have avoided any kind of financial or economic analysis. Data published by Statistics Canada [&hellip;]</p>

<p>While social workers are mandated by provincial law to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect as per the Province of New Brunswick Family Service Act, no mandatory reporting requirements are in place regarding the abuse or neglect of older adults. The Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW) Code of Ethics makes similar demands for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I would like to apologize for how I framed the perspective in the letter I wrote for The Aquinian published Feb. 26 (&#8220;What universal free tuition means to me&#8221;). It was an admission of privilege, an attempt to highlight how alien the lives of high income students are compared to the average student. However, it [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This letter is written as a response to “What free tuition means to me” by former St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union president Philippe Ferland. In case you didn’t get the chance to read it, his argument boils down to the idea that eliminating tuition fees would be bad, because only rich people (such as himself) [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The author of this letter has written a clarification to the opinions expressed below, which can be read here: http://theaquinian.netletter-to-the-editor-clarification-and-apology-for-what-free-tuition-means-to-me/ ________________________________________________________________________________ A perspective often not taken seriously in discussions of post-secondary education public policy, and sort of left out of the recent article on universal free tuition, is the perspe

<p>I want to address concerns that have been brought to my attention about flyers that have been circulated on campus last week with the Canadian Federation of Students brand. The conversation about access to post-secondary education in New Brunswick is hardly new for students at St. Thomas University. New Brunswick is not some backwater province [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Temperatures have been gradually dropping in Fredericton and snow has blanketed the ground during the last couple of weeks. Throughout it all, nearly 120 people have been living in parks or tents in our city. Homelessness constitutes a pervasive social issue in Fredericton. The already existent emergency housing stock runs at full capacity. In 2017 alone, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Mayor Atkinson, Deputy Mayor West, and Councillors Fraser, Frenette, and Ward, I’ve read your statement – which is the kindest, most generous word I can find to describe it – on your compliance in the flying of the hate – that is, “straight” – flag. Is it intended as an apology? Because it sounds like an excuse: an attempt [&hellip;]</p>