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<p>Alcohol policy Off-campus representative Megan Cormier expressed concerns about the alcohol policy&#8217;s plan to eliminate energy drinks at the Student Union Building and price fix alcoholic drinks. She said to get rid of energy drinks is to get rid of a social area for those who don&#8217;t drink. As for price-fixing, Cormier said it doesn&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Third-year St. Thomas University student Chris Fritz loved his job as a residence advisor in Harrington Hall last year. But after several Residence Life policies were changed over the summer, he said he feels disconnected from his fellow RAs and students and unable to perform his job well. He said at least two-thirds of RAs [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Elizabeth Tuck was waiting for a table at a restaurant with friends when her phone rang. When she answered it, she said she almost fainted. The fourth-year student had won a Rhodes Scholarship. “I&#8217;m so excited. I&#8217;ve wanted the Rhodes Scholarship and I&#8217;ve been working towards it for a few years, so to actually have [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Update: The St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union Student Representative Council has decided it&#8217;s in the best interests of students and the STUSU for vice-president education Ailish MacKenize-Foley to remain in her position. During the most recent St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union Student Representative Council meeting on Dec. 2, members of the council discussed the Letter [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Correction and Clarification: The original version of this article had incorrect enrollment numbers for drama concentration courses. It was previously stated that Introduction to Theatre had zero enrollment. The class actually has zero seats open. The enrollment numbers for Acting and Theatre production I and II were also incorrect, along with enrollment numbers for Directing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Funding applications approved St. Thomas University vice-president administration Matt Oram said the St. Thomas University Student Union finance committee approved two $100 applications, one for The French Society and one for Help Desk coordinator Sam Arthurs&#8217; volunteer appreciation party. Hispanic Society St. Thomas University vice-president administration Matt Oram said the governance committee received constitutions from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On the same day Julien Defraeye successfully defended his PhD dissertation, he accepted a job offer from St. Thomas University. Defraeye completed his PhD at the University of Waterloo in April and started as an assistant professor in the French Department in the fall. “I was just, talking [with] friends, enjoying a few beers after [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union vice-president education Ailish Mackenzie-Foley presented this year’s advocacy policy document to the Student Representative Council on Oct. 21. The document, which must be amended every year, outlines everything the STUSU believes in said Mackenzie-Foley, such as fighting for affordable education and the importance of experiential learning. “Even though [the union] [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Transgender people from around the world who have been killed were honoured with a slideshow of their names, age and country of origin for the on-campus Transgender Day of Remembrance service. A separate service was held at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre later in the day. University of New Brunswick coordinator of The 203 Centre [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Three Latin American women with three different skill sets from St. Thomas University wanted to bring representation from their culture to Fredericton and empower other women. This inspired them to create a jewelry business called Asteria. Asteria is named after the Greek goddess of falling stars and is run by STU students Sofia Paura, Isis [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In our world today, there&#8217;s a lot going on in every corner of the globe — from the Hong Kong protests, to Brexit and the upcoming UK election, to the United States&#8217; impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump, along with civil unrest across the globe. We New Brunswickers, as Billy Joel once put it, didn’t start [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Advocacy Week St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond was the lead on two out of the three of the New Brunswick Student Alliance’s Advocacy Week priorities from Nov. 11 to 15. He wrote a letter highlighting the NBSA’s advocacy priorities so students can send that letter to their elected officials. Raymond was the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The provincial government is looking at privatizing cannabis sales in New Brunswick. On Nov. 14, Finance Minister Ernie Steeves and the Government of New Brunswick issued a press release to announce they&#8217;re searching for a single private operator to take over the legal cannabis market in New Brunswick. They released a request for proposals (RFP) [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Due to a lack of funds, Sexual Violence New Brunswick will no longer be accepting new requests for individual counselling. That means the centre won’t be putting any new names on the waitlist. Lorraine Whalley, executive director of SVNB, said despite the centre&#8217;s inability to take in new clients, post-secondary students will still be able [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new program has launched called FutureReadyWabanaki to provide Indigenous students in New Brunswick with equal access to local work experiences prior to their university graduation. On Nov. 6, St. Thomas University and University of New Brunswick students and staff gathered in UNB&#8217;s Student Union Building to celebrate the launch of the program, created through [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tony Elzayat remembers when he, his spouse and friends tried to get a cab one evening in downtown Fredericton last November but all their phone calls went unanswered. This frustration led Elzayat to start a new ride-sharing service, Easy Services, that launches today in the Fredericton and Oromocto areas. “We had to walk home in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University has started a consultation phase on the newly revised draft harassment and discrimination policy, according to Robin Vose, the president of the Faculty Association of the University of St. Thomas (FAUST). Vose was a member of the committee that revised the policy in recent months of 2019. “I think we did improve [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University social work student Eve Baird said she feels like there are no tangible resources for dementia patients in New Brunswick. The perceived lack of tangible resources was the inspiration for the social work student&#8217;s creation, The Sleep Kit — which she describes as a &#8220;bedtime routine in a box.&#8221; &#8220;It&#8217;s an opportunity [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After a morning meeting on Oct. 31, the first thing Sean Dunbar, the owner of Fredericton&#8217;s Picaroons Traditional Ales, did was visit a grocery store. It wasn’t because he needed to buy lunch, it was because he wanted to see his products being sold in New Brunswick stores other than Alcool NB Liquor (ANBL) for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>President announcements St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond said he has decided to establish monthly meetings with St. Thomas University vice-president academic and research Kim Fenwick to facilitate communication between the STUSU and the administration. Alcohol policy at Cellar Pub and Grill and Social Club St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond [&hellip;]</p>