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<p>In a lecture at Kinsella Auditorium Thursday, Jennifer Brant said the issues surrounding missing and murdered indigenous women are a collective responsibility. &#8220;[This is] not just an indigenous problem or a women’s issue, this is a national tragedy and a national shame.” Brant is co-editor of the book Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis behind [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Queer &amp; Allied People Society, a St. Thomas University LGBTQ student club, will host the first-ever pride week celebration on campus from Oct. 3 to Oct. 8. Al Cusack, co-founder and co-chair of Q&amp;A, said this event is for students who go home to small towns or unaccepting families over the summer and do [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University is offering STUworks, an on-campus employment program for underrepresented minorities, this year after what the university says was a successful first run. Jeffrey Carleton, STU’s director of communications, said the university had under 20 students take part last year. “We expect the same number of students this year,” he said. Carleton said [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Students’ Union is considering restructuring council to include representatives for the indigenous, international and LGBTQ communities, as well as adding a social inclusion representative. Philippe Ferland, vice-president administration at STUSU, said council will vote on whether or not to amend the constitution to add these positions during the next council meeting [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The New Brunswick Human Rights Commission has dismissed a human rights complaint filed against St. Thomas University in December of last year after finding the complaint to be “without merit.” Jeffrey Carleton, director of communications at STU, said the case had been thrown out in July. “Since [last December], we’ve received communication from the Human Rights [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Global Brigades, a new initiative at St. Thomas this fall will take around 25 students to Panama in May 2017 to help developing communities cultivate and strengthen village resources. Among their eight unique programs offered, STU will tackle the Human Rights division. Jimy Beltran, president of STU’s Global Brigades chapter says this is a way [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Candidates in the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative leadership race encouraged students to get involved in politics during a debate at St. Thomas University last Thursday. Jake Stewart, Mel Norton, Brian Macdonald, Blaine Higgs and Mike Allen attended to answer questions from students and the public, discussing their platforms on big issues. Thomas Bateman, a Political [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Changes to constitution and bylaws Changes to STUSU’s constitution and bylaws were proposed on Thursday, Sept. 22 that would restructure the council. Changes to the constitution would include removing the three representative at-large positions and replacing them with four new positions. The proposed positions include a sexual diversity representative, an international student representative, an aboriginal [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Farming has made a huge leap from the analog days of a horse and plow. Now, farmers are integrating smart phones and other technology into their daily routine. With new technology comes new questions and St. Thomas University professor Kelly Bronson of the Science and Technology Studies department may be able to answer them with help of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I am writing today in response to the article with the headline “Art is our reward for being a civilized society” (Sept. 20, 2016). Let me begin by saying that I very much look forward to having Mr. Peter Simpson on campus as this year’s Irving Chair in Journalism, and hope to be able to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Access to education was the most prominent topic of debate at Wednesday’s student consultation with Premier Brian Gallant hosted by the St. Thomas University Students’ Union and the University of New Brunswick Student Union. After a 20-minute presentation by Gallant, the 19 students in attendance were asked to sit in two groups and discuss the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When you think of an art gallery, a very stereotypical experience might come to your mind. Most people see a silent, reverent room. It&#8217;s filled with paintings you don&#8217;t understand and people who seem much smarter than you and much more refined. To many, the experience can seem daunting. Peter Simpson, this year&#8217;s Irving Chair in Journalism, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Summer may be coming to an end, but many students are wondering when the same may be said about the overpass construction on Fredericton’s Regent Street as they adjust their routes to class and work. For students like second-year Emma Morrison, getting to her job at the mall from St. Thomas University campus used to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Interest in post-secondary education has declined in recent years, but this semester’s numbers are looking up for St. Thomas University after what the university said was a successful marketing campaign. “Our digital impressions showed a double-digit increase, and our clicks through to the website showed a significant increase,” said St. Thomas University director of communications [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Theater St. Thomas, St. Thomas University’s theatre company, has updated its constitution for the first time since 1994 during this year’s annual general meeting on Sept. 16. Robin Whittaker, arts director of TST, said he saw how little the constitution represented TST’s methods, and after bringing it to the other executives&#8217; attention they decided it was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With less than four weeks to go until the world-class boxing event at the Aitken University Centre, headliner and promoter Brandon “L-Jack” Brewer is as confident as ever. Brewer said roughly 2,500 tickets have already been sold for the Oct. 15 event and he’s hoping to pack 4,000 people into the AUC. “I want people [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Wolastoqiyik Sisters in Spirit is organizing a poetry slam in support of the missing Aboriginal women and men across Canada on Oct. 5 at St. Thomas University. Ashley Nash, member of the planning committee for the Sisters in Spirit, said they are organizing the poetry slam in hopes of educating and drawing attention to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sunny days are forecasted for the relationship between Vanier and Harrington, as the used-to-be-rival residences share the same building this year due to extensive renovations of Harrington Hall. “During Welcome Week alone, our relationship has already seen a marked difference from what it used to be. It’s become a lot more amicable than it was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University is awaiting a response after applying for infrastructure funding from two levels of government in May. While it’s unclear if STU&#8217;s request will be approved or how much money it will receive under the federal Strategic Infrastructure Fund for post-secondary institutions, some students already have ideas about where the funds should be [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It is now easier than ever for students to get everything they need from a pharmacy on their own campus. The Campus Pharmacy opened up in the University of New Brunswick Bookstore on Aug. 26. Dr. Ayub Chishti, the pharmacist who runs the store, said it is equipped to offer everything a regular operation would. [&hellip;]</p>