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<p>St. Thomas University graduate Denis Boulet has been appointed deputy leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick. The labour and environmental activist will work closely with Fredericton South MLA and party leader David Coon heading into the 2018 provincial election. Boulet’s job includes organizing and recruiting candidates, particularly in northern francophone ridings, and representing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Renegotiations of the agreement between the City of Fredericton transit system and St. Thomas University are ongoing, but it doesn’t look like students will be getting Sunday buses anytime soon. The agreement, which was created in 2004 and has been extended every two years since, is up for renegotiation for the 2018-19 year. City representatives, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Class time slot change STU&#8217;s senate committee discussed changing class periods, particularly evening classes, in accordance with the bus schedule. A motion was passed to switch the 7:00 to 9:50 p.m. class time slots to 6:30 to 9:20 p.m. effective for the 2018-19 year. Cannabis chair Applications are still being sought to fill the Health [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Approximately 130 people gathered for Fredericton’s second-annual Women’s March downtown on Saturday, hoping for a change in attitude, more women in politics, increased racial and sexual equality, pay gap closure and an end to cat-calling and sexual assault. Several St. Thomas University students attended the march, including second-year student Emma Rhodes, who carried a sign reading, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Iran started the new year with protests against its government in 80 different cities. The protesters, who are mostly under 30-years-old, took the streets of Iran after Iranian government&#8217;s budget was leaked to the media at the end of December and showed huge signs of corruption. A large amount of the money was going directly [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A report shows 60 sexual assaults on New Brunswick campuses were disclosed to the campus sexual assault support advocate during the 2016-17 school year. Advocate Maggie Forsythe’s report cited incidences on St. Thomas University, University of New Brunswick Fredericton, UNB Saint John and New Brunswick Community College campuses. Of those disclosures, 22 were affiliated with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Funding for black history month Husoni Raymond received $2,500 in funding to organize events for black history month. “This is the first time that STU will actually be putting on something this big for black history month,” Raymond said. “This will give students the opportunity to engage in open dialogue about issues affecting Afri-Canadians and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Beloved Aramark staff member, Norma Jean Currie, passed away on Jan. 1 outside her home near Mactaquac, New Brunswick. The news came as a terrible shock to many students and staff, but none more so than first-year international student Ruth Hadgu. Only a few days before Currie’s death, Hadgu had celebrated Christmas with her. Her [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University made it to the 16th round at the American Collegiate Moot Court National Championship on Jan. 20 in Dallas, Texas, a first for the university. Dominique Goguen, Jarrod Ryan, Emma Walsh and Brianna Workman made it to the second day of the competition. STU was represented by Walsh and Workman in the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The sudden passing of beloved professor Brain Carty shocked the entire student body and faculty of St. Thomas University this past September. He was known for his laugh, his knapsack and never being hesitant to help others. His funeral saw an estimated crowd of over a thousand overflow the Great Hall in his memory. It [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University Students’ Union and STU Mental Health is opening a peer support centre next semester. Kelly Humber Kelly, the mental health coordinator at student services and student life at STU, said it’s the next step many universities have already taken in supporting their student’s well-being. “There are many universities across the country and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since the attack on Aug. 25, 58,000 Rohingya have escaped from Myanmar across the border to Bangladesh. Another 10,000 Rohingya have disappeared in no man’s land between the two countries. Rizvan Shakhawat, a first-year St. Thomas University student from Bangladesh, is concerned about how this migration process affects Bangladesh. It is one of the poorest [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Assistant professor Mike Fleming teaches four to five courses per semester, spending an estimated 15 to 20 hours per week grading assignments — and it&#8217;s only a part-time gig. Fleming is one of many professors trying to piece a career together at St. Thomas University. Fleming is also a member of the Faculty Association of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University and the University of New Brunswick hosted the first international conference on Canadian philosophy from Nov. 23 to Nov. 25.  The conference was called “What is Canadian Philosophy?” and the goal was to share and discuss potential answers to that very question. Matt Dinan, great books and Catholic studies professor at STU, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Taylor Owen, assistant professor of digital media and global affairs at the University of British Columbia, called on society to take control of our future and our democracy. By understanding, questioning and calling-out the consequences of technological advances on society you can combat what he calls “this anxiety that is enveloping us.”  Owen came to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University has been in talks of increasing Indigenous content in curriculums after a call to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, but some students feel the time of Indigenization is well overdue. Alexa Metallic, the Indigenous representative of St. Thomas University Students’ Union, believes native studies should be mandatory in all Canadian universities. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Marching through the streets, the people of Zimbabwe showed the power of unity as they demanded now-former president Robert Mugabe be removed from power. “Everyone was together,” said Nyahsa Ngwenya, third-year University of New Brunswick student from Zimbabwe.  “The black Zimbabweans, the white Zimbabweans, the Asian Zimbabweans, everyone was walking in the streets of Zimbabwe [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Application process for cannabis research chair Applications for the research chair in cannabis closed Nov. 1. The hiring committee received two complete entries for the position and are reviewing the applications. A date has not been set for the committee to meet and discuss the applicants. Presentation on recruitment and retention Scott Duguay, associate vice-president [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Award-winning reporter Christine Morris was always interested in journalism, but she never considered pursuing a career in it.  But that changed when she heard Western University had just started a masters of arts in journalism program and she thought, “Wow, I would just love to be a journalist.” Morris applied to the program and got [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Elijah Matheson, a fourth-year human rights and journalism major, has a long history of activism that hasn’t gone unnoticed. Matheson was honoured with the New Brunswick Young Humanitarian award earlier this month, for their efforts helping the LGBTQ community. When Matheson found out they&#8217;d won the award, it was a surprise. They were originally nominated in [&hellip;]</p>