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<p>The Federation of New Brunswick Faculty Associations is taking St. Thomas University to court over the university&#8217;s refusal to release details of severance agreements of three administrators between 2012 and 2013. Jeffery Carleton, director of communications for STU, said the information the federation wants is considered confidential by the right to information act.. “We received [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Wired Magazine has named St. Thomas graduate Sean Myles as one of the “27 must-follow feeds in the world of science” for his Twitter account, @foodimprover. He’s gained 2,500 followers but he remains humble about the acknowledgement. “I wouldn’t consider the content I was posting as earth-shattering or mind-bending,” said Myles. “But it just goes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Sharon Scott-Levesque is not new to politics. She has run twice before for the provincial New Democrats in 2010, and 2014. Her past electoral experience isn&#8217;t the only reason she&#8217;s running. “I&#8217;m a registered nurse. I&#8217;ve been a business owner in the city for probably close to 20 years,” said Scott-Levesque. “I&#8217;m a mother of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University has unveiled new policies regarding sexual violence, and non-academic codes of conduct. The release of the new policies comes after the university had its first sexual assault of the school year. Shannon Clarke is the something at STU. She said the policy will help students who have been victims of sexual assault. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Take Back the Night march on Friday received a lot of support from bystanders this year. The march, that has been held in Fredericton 13 times, began as a way to protest rape and sexual assault. Karla O&#8217;Regan, a criminology professor at St. Thomas University, attended this years&#8217; march and rally. She has [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Due to construction delays, the new chapel on the second floor of Holy Cross House, is set to open mid to late October. “Adding a second exit for safety reasons, removal of the choir loft took longer than we expected, and things you usual associate with large construction projects caused some delays,” said Jeffery Carleton, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Student Services office has developed a new resource to identify students who are suffering from mental health problems. “The ‘Assisting Students in Distress Resource’ aims to help members in our community identify students who may benefit from referrals to support services,” said Student Services Director Shannon Clarke. “We will be, for example, providing training [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A group of Frederictonians are looking to mobilize candidates around the local candidate who is in the best position to defeat Conservative MP Keith Ashfield in the federal election. Julia Hansen, a fourth-year nursing student at UNB, has been working with LeadNow to accomplish this goal. “What we&#8217;ve been doing over the summer, and really [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Applications for Student Union Chair Applications went out on Tuesday for the new (St. Thomas University Student Union) Chair and will be closed sometime next week. Any student interested can apply. The emergency bursaries coordinator also resigned two weeks ago. The student union hasn’t decided to call for applications yet because of questions regarding the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas Student Union is now offering students a chance to receive up to 30 pounds of produce for $15. Student Union President, Megan Thomson, and fellow Vice-President of Student Life, Brianna Matchett, said they were inspired to give the program a try after seeing its successes at UNB. “We realized it was a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the wake of the report of a sexual assault filed with the university, new policies on sexual violence and non-academic codes of conduct are scheduled to be released in a week, said Jeffrey Carleton, communication director at St. Thomas. Carleton said the new policies are not being rolled out because of the reported sexual [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The first graduates of the Elmaatagemg program are now attending classes at St Thomas University. The Elmaatagemg program offers Mi’kmaq students from Elsipogtog First Nation an opportunity to attend accredited STU classes on reserve. “It helps ease aboriginal students into the university lifestyle, because one of the main reasons St. Thomas branched with Elsipogtog was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fredericton Liberal candidate Matt DeCourcey is confident in his chances in October’s federal election. “The reception at the door, the external polling numbers, and our internal polling numbers tell us that we have a very good chance to win this riding,” said DeCourcey. “This is a two horse race here in Fredericton between the Conservative [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The day after St. Thomas University had its first report of sexual violence, a workshop about consent had no attendees. Jenn Gorham, program co-ordinator at the Fredericton Sexual Assault Centre, said consent is hard to talk about because we think we already know everything about it. “We’ve heard these messages [about ‘no means no’] so [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After students saw paramedics on scene at St. Thomas’ Rumble in the Jungle social, some have begun to question the effectiveness of the Welcome Week’s ban on alcohol. According to the the director of student services and residence life, the dry welcome week has many benefits since initiated in1999. “Having a dry week provides a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I’ll save you what took about a year and a half for me to get. The Aquinian’s name comes from St. Thomas Aquinias. Don’t ask me why the founders of this newspaper went with the name. They just did. Some of you may know me, and others won’t. I was the features editor last year, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If you attended St. Thomas last year you will notice a difference on campus. While there was an election campaign unfolding both years around this time, there will be no poll on campus for the upcoming federal election. “We were disappointed when we heard that [there would be no poll on campus,]” said Jeffery Carlton, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>No, you&#8217;re not mistaken, your tuition is a little bit more this year. If you are a domestic student, you will pay an extra $363 a year for tuition, plus an extra $100 in fees. Students who thought they would be paying the same amount as last year can be forgiven for thinking that. In [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Changes to George Martin Hall’s cafeteria prevent students without meal cards from entering unless they pay a flat fee. Despite the changes Wyn Gruffydd with Food Services says any discomfort is temporary. “We were the last hold out that didn’t move to the all-you-can-eat system,” said Gruffydd. “(Now students) can come browse and eat what [&hellip;]</p>

<p>One of the most prestigious universities is now a little closer to home. During the summer STU began offering courses for the Harvard Business School, giving students an opportunity to network with people from around the world. For student entrepreneurs like Catrina Ren, it was prime time to talk to people working in Wall Street, [&hellip;]</p>