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<p>Fall by-elections Nominations for the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union fall by-election will be accepted from Sept. 27 until Oct. 4. Campaigning will begin Oct. 6 and end Oct. 10. Voting will begin on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12. Those elected will be announced the evening of Oct. 12. Open positions include: two board of governors [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Journalist and author Jacques Poitras launched his fifth book Pipe Dreams: The Fight for Canada&#8217;s Energy Future on Sept. 27 at St. Thomas University. The book shares the experiences and voices of small town residents, insiders, Indigenous peoples and others whose lives have been affected by the birth and death of the Energy East pipeline project. &#8220;It’s an [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A political science professor and sociology professor at St. Thomas University are trying to change how faculty share their research. &#8220;It&#8217;s easy to get locked into a silo and be completely unaware of what the person in the office next to you is doing,&#8221; said political science professor Shaun Narine. Narine and sociology professor Matthew [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Cutouts of broken hearts decorated with messages written by St. Thomas University students will be part of a mental health campaign this winter. It&#8217;s called #StudentsLetsAct. The three-day campaign will bring awareness about the impact mental illness has on students. It also aims to fund mental health accommodations and services. Emma Walsh, St. Thomas University [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Green Party leader David Coon was re-elected to the Fredericton South riding on Sept. 24. “It feels fantastic to win. This is a win for New Brunswickers,” Coon said. Coon wasn’t the only Green Party candidate elected in the province. Kevin Arseneau took Kent North and Megan Mitton was elected in Memramcook-Tantramar, for a total [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University celebrated its third annual Pride Week from Sept. 17 to Sept. 21. The STU pride committee received approximately $850 in donations from the university to help host and organize events. On Sept. 17, the opening reception and flag raising kicked off the week. LGBTQ students, faculty, staff and allies were welcome to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University alumnus Tom Isaac was voted as one of the top 25 most influential lawyers in Canada. According to Canadian Lawyer Mag, he is the leading authority in Canada on Aboriginal law. Isaac has published 14 books on Indigenous issues and continues to advise the federal government on Métis rights. He&#8217;s been practicing Aboriginal [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Originally published in 2004, Journey to the Circumference of the Earth returns with the debut of Robin Peck’s travelling sculpture exhibition, Crania. Journey to the Circumference of the Earth is a series of essays published by Peck about his journey around the world. Beginning in New York, Peck and a group of sculptors go to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Changes to by-laws for Indigenous representative approved The St. Thomas University Students’ Union approved the proposed changes to their election by-laws for the Indigenous representative position, that were presented at the SRC meeting on Sept. 12. Moving forward, the Indigenous student community shall appoint a representative, instead of one being elected. Kyanna Kingbird, one of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A video of books being tossed into a dumpster outside of the Student Union Building circulated online on Sept. 13, following the University of New Brunswick Student Union-hosted bi-annual Book Buy and Sell event. Mark Symons, a fourth-year history major at UNB, posted the video on Facebook.  “It just struck me as something completely out [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Making hard decisions in our everyday lives can be frightening, and the 2018 provincial election is no exception. As vice-president education for the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union, I advocate regularly in the political sphere. Because of this, I am often reminded how important it is that students get involved. I wanted to learn more about [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even though I’m in the final year of my undergraduate degree, I can still remember how scary first year was. I moved to a new city where I didn&#8217;t know anyone. I missed my family, friends and most of all, my community. Since then, my life has been filled with many ups and downs. I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The night of Sept. 2 was a night of horror for Brazilians, especially those from Rio de Janeiro. Brazil is known for being a warm country with exotic sights and happy people. Aside from its beauty, it is also a country of danger and corruption for Brazilians. Brazil has been dealing with an internal crisis for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As a part of the Get Out the Vote campaign, the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union hosted &#8220;Dotmocracy,&#8221; an event encouraging students to choose what issues are most important to them before voting in the provincial election. On Sept. 12, nine boards were placed in the off-campus lounge in James Dunn Hall, each marked with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Proposed changes to by-laws for Indigenous representative position Over the summer, Brianna Workman, St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union president, and Husoni Raymond, vice-president administration, collaborated with members of the Indigenous student community to adjust how the Indigenous representative will be selected during the Spring General Election. Mandy Richard, a STU alumna, Kyanna Kingbird, a STU [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s more important now than ever to examine the meaning of civility, said lecturer Teresa Bejan, associate professor of political theory at Oxford University, at the annual Great Books lecture in Kinsella Auditorium on Sept. 10. Her lecture, titled “Two Cheers for Mere Civility,” focused on the importance of civil discussion in the case of disagreement [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A car was set on fire outside the Student Union Building at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday. The fire destroyed the vehicle and damaged property in the Cellar Pub&#8217;s loading bay. Patrick Hanson, the pub&#8217;s operations manager and owner of the vehicle, said he was working when the fire started. &#8220;I was here to oversee the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University has introduced a new interdisciplinary program exploring the relationship between law, politics and society — and students are already looking forward to taking the first-year course for the program next semester. Criminology and criminal justice major Brandon Case was excited to find out about the new program offered at STU. Case said a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new garden has sprouted on St. Thomas University’s campus. The produce garden is filled with cherry tomatoes, patio cucumbers, green beans, yellow beans, leaf lettuce, radishes, peas and parsley line the perimeter of the deck outside George Martin Hall. Dave Dunbar, STU&#8217;s facilities supervisor, said the produce is for students, faculty and staff to enjoy. “You [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Despite the legalization of recreational use of cannabis on Oct. 17, St. Thomas University has yet to fill the Health Research Chair in Cannabis position. The university originally planned to have the position filled by the end of the 2017-18 academic year, but the search was unsuccessful. The university would not comment on whether anyone [&hellip;]</p>