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<p>Come July, up to 80 grade school students will be arriving on St. Thomas University’s campus to participate in a program that will give them opportunities to work with the university. Recently announced as the 26th university partner with Shad Canada, STU is going to offer students who are heading into grade 11 and 12 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>While children across Fredericton put on their costumes and grab their treat bags on Halloween, a group of St. Thomas University students put on costumes of their own in preparation for this year’s Trick or Eat event. The event that takes place annually on Halloween night, is a food drive organized by STU&#8217;s student union [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Léo-James Lévesque, a St. Thomas University education professor and author, had his book Aux pinceaux, Domino! chosen for an animation story-time project. Lévesque wrote the book in 2002. It is one of ten children&#8217;s books that he has composed.  It was one of ten books chosen for a project by Canada’s largest pediatric health center, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 19 Fredericton was recognized for the city’s commitment to strengthening green spaces and environmental initiatives. The city is already making progress on a new environmental strategy.  Fredericton won three international awards at the Communities in Bloom awards ceremony recognizing its commitment to strengthening green spaces and environmental initiatives earlier this month.  STU’s sustainability [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since 2008, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) has named Fredericton as one of its annual Top7 communities four times, including in 2024.  To reward the city, the ICF licensed the opening of a new institute through New Brunswick Community College’s (NBCC) Fredericton campus after the post-secondary institution proposed the idea.  Simon Potter, the director of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Every year, the International Student Office collaborates with the St. Thomas University International Students Association (STUISA) to bring unique experiences to the international student community.  On Oct. 19, students had the opportunity to participate in STUISA’s Fall Fest, which included adventuring into River View Orchards to pick apples from the trees, harvest fresh pumpkins and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Over 100 people filled seats in St. Thomas University&#8217;s Kinsella Auditorium on Oct. 18 to watch Nauman Farooqi get installed as the fourteenth President and Vice-Chancellor in the university&#8217;s history. Joining Farooqi on stage was the Chancellor of STU Hon. Graydon Nicholas, the Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick Brenda Murphy, chair of STU’s board of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Many gathered in James Dunn Hall at St. Thomas University on Oct. 17 to witness the announcement of a new program called the Centre of Best Practices. The program will be facilitated through the university&#8217;s newly renovated Frank McKenna Centre for communications and public policy.  McKenna himself made an appearance to speak at the announcement. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 17, associate professor and director of the great books program Matt Dinan led a public talk at St. Thomas University on how Christians should think about politics. Around 20 faculty, students and members of the community gathered around a table to listen in on the lecture.  To preface his talk, Dinan said that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Susan Holt&#8217;s Liberals won a convincing 31-seat majority government in Monday night&#8217;s provincial election. The win will make her the first female premier of New Brunswick. At the end of the night, the Progressive Conservatives won 16 seats and the Green Party won two. Holt and Green Party Leader David Coon won their home ridings [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Current N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs visited St. Thomas University on Oct. 16 to participate in a CTV election roundtable. Following the roundtable, Higgs shared how he could help students if re-elected in the Oct. 21 election. Higgs, the N.B. Progressive Conservative leader, participated in the roundtable alongside Liberal Leader Susan Holt and Green Leader David [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Aquinian News Editor Jonas May sits down with N.B. Liberal Party Leader Susan Holt to discuss issues affecting students. Related: Election Feature: David Coon responds to student concerns Holt discussed issues such as health care, a rent cap, tuition controls and how she wants to improve the cost of living for students.</p>

<p>Canada’s average rent for residential properties increased by 2.1 per cent year-over-year in September, the smallest annual rent growth since Oct. 2021 according to a report from Rentals.ca and Urbanation. These monthly reports include data from the listings on Rentals.ca with help from the real estate research data firm Urbanation to help refine the figures [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It is not uncommon for students to struggle with academic writing when making the jump from high school to university. Luckily, students at St. Thomas University have a new resource available to help them.  Along with STU’s Writing Centre and peer tutoring sessions, professional editor and writing coach Allana Walker is now offering one-on-one sessions [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University’s chair of political science Shaun Narine kickstarted a series of three public lectures at STU on Oct. 17. His lecture was titled ‘The Lessons and Tragedies of the War in Gaza.’ Over 40 people were in attendance to hear Narine talk about the events that have conspired since the Oct. 7 Hamas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Voting polls will return to university campuses starting Oct. 15 and promotional materials have already been distributed amongst students. Posters and tent cards can now be found on bulletins and tables around St. Thomas University as part of Elections NB’s Campus Tour program. Nicole Georges, the campus outreach coordinator for Elections NB, worked with STU’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 8 St. Thomas University’s Perspectives on Missing Persons criminology class took part in a discussion to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG+). Brian Gallagher is an advocate for MMIWG+ from Saskatoon who participated in the discussion. He shared that the beginning of his path to advocate for Indigenous [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Every year, the Ride for Refuge fundraiser takes place across Canada to support charities that help people find hope, safety and freedom. On Oct.5, two charitable organizations, Liberty Lane and Youth in Transition partnered to bring this year’s event to Fredericton for the first time, to help raise funds for women, children and youth who [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Aquinian News Editor Jonas May sits down with N.B. Green Party Leader David Coon to discuss issues affecting students. Coon covered issues such as the cost of living, rent and inclusion in the province. He also reminded students that they can vote on campus. Polls will be open in James Dunn Hall from Tuesday, Oct. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Sept. 18, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced changes to international students immigration policies which will reduce the amount of study permits for 2025 and 2026. Many international students were grandfathered in after the IRCC’s initial changes last winter. The new reductions will now affect all international students, especially those applying for post-graduation [&hellip;]</p>