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<p>I rise abruptly. It must be all that pent-up excitement. Today is my first day of university. I saunter over to the campus, laptop in hand, ready to take the campus by storm. It is one of the top universities in the country, the University of Lagos, my future looks bright, it&#8217;s going to be a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The hallways of River Valley Middle School are almost empty between classes. In any other year, students would flood the halls as they moved to their next classroom. But in the year of the pandemic, the school is different. Louise Touchbourne, a student in the St. Thomas University bachelor of education program, said the teachers [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Grad photos for out-of-province students St. Thomas University Students’ Union grad class president Alaina Mejia said students out of province can now get their graduation photos anywhere, not just in Fredericton, and as long as tradition black gown is used, the photos will be approved. Graduation applications St. Thomas University Students’ Union grad class president [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last year, Thandiwe McCarthy was on a path of self-discovery as a Black man. The University of New Brunswick graduate found solitude in writing and poetry. He said his mother had a shelf-full of books to read, including ones on Black history. One of the books she gave him was The Blacks in New Brunswick, a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Brittany Gray, a fifth-year Mi&#8217;kmaw St. Thomas University student, had a dream this summer where she was speaking with an Indigenous elder. She said it was the first time she remembered ever dreaming about Indigenous Peoples. When she woke up, she was shocked and in awe. &#8220;What I got from that dream was, &#8216;now Brittany, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Stacie Smith, a recent grad from Dalhousie University, had her fourth-year interrupted by COVID-19. This change had Smith thinking of ways she could help students during the pandemic, which is how the COVID-19 Student Support Network was born. “I thought I could make a good resource for students to use, especially once we knew COVID [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With the start of a new online school year, St. Thomas University implemented a COVID-19 plan for study spaces. Michala Keeler, a STU study hall monitor, said there aren&#8217;t many people social-distancing or wearing masks in James Dunn Hall. &#8220;No one&#8217;s really been enforcing the mask rules,&#8221; she said. Jeffrey Carleton, associate vice-president communications at [&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>Fall STUSU by-election results The St. Thomas University Students’ Union had their fall by-election on Oct. 21. The new STUSU representatives are Jessie-Lynn Cross and Jason O’Hearn, the board of governor’s representatives; Julia Evans, student senator; Alex Nguyen, international student representative; Jonah Simon, Rigby Hall vice-president external; Lauren Hayes, first-year representative; and new off-campus representative [&hellip;]</p>

<p>HoJin Jung, a fourth-year St. Thomas University student, and his roommates were heading home to Moncton for Thanksgiving break when they thought about turning around. “We were following on CBC News and they were saying the outbreak was getting worse,” said Jung. He and roommates made the decision to keep driving to Moncton because of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alma Brooks, a Maliseet grandmother from St. Mary&#8217;s First Nation, addressed a crowd of 130 protestors at the Provincial Legislative Building on Oct. 22 with a message for the commercial fishermen in Saulnierville, Nova Scotia. “I’d like to say to them, they should really try to go and learn how to read and write and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jonathan DesRoches, a first-year St. Thomas University student, said he thinks the pandemic&#8217;s second wave has begun following COVID-19 outbreaks in Campbellton and Moncton. &#8220;It&#8217;s only starting,&#8221; said DesRoches. DesRoches, who is learning from home in Hampton, New Brunswick, isn&#8217;t too concerned about the rise in cases yet, but said he would think differently if [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Police Force charged a man, 28, with multiple charges after a standoff near St. Thomas University.  In a press release from the Fredericton Police Force, Kyle Anthony Kennedy appeared before a judge Friday afternoon. Police said charges include pointing a firearm, uttering threats, possession and assault with a firearm. He was also charged with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nikita Popli, a University of New Brunswick student, had a front-row seat to watch police surround a house where a man barricaded himself inside with guns, knives and a bulletproof vest. Popli, who lives on Gregg Court, said it&#8217;s scary to hear somebody living on her street had weapons. &#8220;We could be walking [on] the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>[4:17 p.m.] St. Thomas University announced in an email the hold and secure status on campus has ended and STU is now cleared to resume regular operations. [3:55 p.m.] Alycia Bartlett, Fredericton Police&#8217;s spokesperson, said in an email the police has &#8220;safely resolved the barricaded person call that was ongoing today.&#8221; One person has been [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Push-back date for winter break St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Sarah Kohut went to senate where the push-back date was approved for winter break. The first day back after the break will be on Jan. 11 to account for students who need to self-isolate. David Coon virtual office hour St. Thomas University Students’ Union [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Cantidio Ribeiro, a University of New Brunswick student, said food delivery apps are dangerous. Ribeiro is an international student from Brazil who tries to minimize his usage of food delivery apps because of its financial impact. According to Ribeiro, about 20 per cent of his paycheque used to go towards ordering food from apps such [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University hosts the Dr. Bernie Memorial Vigod Lecture every year, but this time it&#8217;s all online. This year&#8217;s topic is &#8220;From Hate to Hope in a Digital Age.&#8221; Christina Szurlej, director of the Atlantic Human Rights Centre and a human rights professor at St. Thomas University, is the lead organizer. “It is very [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After St. Thomas University announced classes will remain online for the winter semester, fourth-year student Olivia Finnamore said she knew it was coming but was still disappointed. “As someone who is graduating in the spring, I&#8217;m really disappointed that I won&#8217;t be finishing the year with my friends or with my professors like I had [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Pride History Month St. Thomas University Students’ Union sexuality and gender diversity representative Tyler MaGee said Pride History Month is October and STU, University of New Brunswick and New Brunswick Community College are partnering to make it a tri-campus initiative. Fast fact Fridays begin on Oct. 9 to 23, resource week begins Oct. 5, a [&hellip;]</p>