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<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s associate vice-president communications Jeffrey Carleton said STU is still receiving less money than it should from the provincial government. Appearing before the Legislative Committee on Public Universities on Sept. 26, members of the STU administration once again presented their case to the provincial government, this time to a group of approximately 20 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new Residence Life policy prohibits drinking in residence lounges and prohibits parties for students living in the STU-owned properties on Windsor street. The policy was put into place after newly hired staff reviewed their policies and decided a change was needed. Windsor Street residents are also limited to having two guests each if they want [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the last academic year, Vanier Hall experienced a small fire and mice were discovered in dorm rooms. This semester, the talk of substantial renovations to St. Thomas University&#8217;s all-girl residence is instilling positivity in residents. While nothing is finalized yet, Jeffrey Carleton, STU&#8217;s associate vice-president communications, said the plans will be finalized early in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We are in a time where the affordability of post-secondary education is at the forefront of every current and potential student’s minds. This election, what the federal parties propose to do about the affordability of post-secondary education is important.  Today, according to Statistics Canada the average student with debt owes $26,300 at the end of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A lot happens in one week during federal election campaign season. Provinces are visited, promises are made and polls projecting who will be the next prime minister of Canada are updated every day. Here&#8217;s what each federal party has promised from Sept. 29 to Oct. 4. Conservative Party of Canada They promised to build a [&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 St. Thomas University Student Union hosted a Fredericton riding candidates debate in advance of the Canadian Oct. 21 federal election. Participants of the debate included People’s Party of Canada candidate Jason Paull, Liberal Party of Canada candidate Matt DeCourcey, Green Party of Canada candidate Jenica Atwin and Libertarian Party of Canada candidate Brandon Kirby. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Cutting aid ain’t funny, we need money!” chanted a group of students as they marched down the streets of Fredericton. On Sept. 26, St. Thomas University and University of New Brunswick students protested tuition increases and cuts to debt-relief programs in New Brunswick. The protest was organized by the New Brunswick Student Alliance in partnership [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Federal Minister of Public Safety Ralph Goodale tweeted an old video of Andrew Scheer on Aug. 22. The video showed the now Conservative Party of Canada leader speaking against marriage equality for the LGBTQ+ community in 2005. He was a member of Parliament in the House of Commons at the time. Since he took over [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since Shannonbrooke Murphy was 14, she participated in advocacy groups such as Youth Against Apartheid. Now, she’s the professor and endowed chair of the human rights department at St. Thomas University. “What I enjoy the most about the study of human rights is learning about cases of how people against huge odds stand up to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Academic and journalist Emily Bell thinks a “radical” new journalism is needed to combat the decline of legacy media and the rise of misinformation. “We have to put the kind of energy that we&#8217;ve put into making money into fixing our civics,” Bell said at the 17th annual Dalton Camp lecture on Thursday, Sept. 26. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Elections Canada looking for poll workers Elections Canada is looking to hire poll workers to work from Oct. 5 to 9. Those hired will be paid $15 to $20 per hour. Only Canadian citizens are eligible. Students can visit the Elections Canada website for more information. Feedback on new bus pass system Husoni Raymond, St. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Experiential learning  Husoni Raymond, president of the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union, met with Jessica Hughes, Experiential Office manager, to discuss innovation jam, a workshop to train students on problem-solving and experiential learning, in partnership with Venture for Canada. Ailish MacKenzie-Foley, vice-president education, said the New Brunswick Student Alliance will be auditing experiential learning in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union has decided to show the pay range for each of their employees in the 2019-20 budget. This followed the Sept. 16 release of an article by The Aquinian which focused on employee salary censorship. That evening, the employee salaries became public. A day later on Tuesday night, the employee salaries [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fourth-year student Hannah Moore didn&#8217;t know she would find out St. Thomas University invests over $1 million in fossil fuel companies when she took an environment and society class. Now, she&#8217;s demanding the university redirect investments from fossil fuel stocks into more environmentally suitable companies. Moore will double major in communications and public policy and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fourth-year student Manuel Garcia was filled with sadness when he learned 41 girls were killed in a fire on International Women&#8217;s Day in March 2017. The girls lived in a state-run children’s home in San José Pinula, Guatemala where they were abused, raped and mistreated. The day before the fire, they protested their living conditions. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>At a panel discussion about sexual misconduct in the academic workplace, students and faculty members suggested the current policy on harassment and discrimination is failing to protect students. St. Thomas University criminology professor Karla O’Regan was one of the panelists at the discussion on Sept. 16 in the Ted Daigle Auditorium. “We have a lot [&hellip;]</p>

<p>STUdents for Free Tuition said this year they want to prevent any further tuition increases at St. Thomas University. Ariel Ottens and Naomi Gullison are founding members of the STU advocacy group formed with the purpose of advocating for free tuition for all STU students. The group formed in January 2019. Ottens said they formed [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After the Free Tuition Program was replaced in April, Joshua Sallos knew he would need a scholarship from St. Thomas University to continue for the 2019-20 academic year. But the upper-year scholarship deadline on STU&#8217;s website was incorrect, which made Sallos miss his chance to return for the fall semester. From an unknown date until [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Enrolment As of Sept. 3, St. Thomas University has 2016 students enrolled in its courses. This is an increase of about 10 students from last year and there has been a slight increase in the student population for the past four years. Numbers might be affected when students who have signed up for courses don&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>