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<p>With 4.1 million Syrians now refugees due to the civil war in their country, and another 6.5 million displaced within it, some professors at St. Thomas University are trying to offer what aid they can. Sociology Professor Sylvia Hale is one of approximately 30 professors at St. Thomas who are trying to raise money to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Typing in St. Thomas University&#8217;s&#8217; website was a different experience for students returning to school this September. A recent change of the website has some students reeling. “I went on last night just to find WebAdvisor again because I usually have it saved on my computer, but it wasn&#8217;t, and I couldn&#8217;t find Webadvisor anywhere [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Many St. Thomas students will be familiar with at least one candidate running in the Fredericton riding during this federal election. Mary Lou Babineau, who teaches Spanish at STU, is running for the Green Party. She says she&#8217;s in constant contact with students, and this gives her insight into what matters to students. “I&#8217;ve been [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Professor Erin Fredericks, the new resource adviser for LGBTQIA+ students at St. Thomas University, sat at a booth during Welcome Week’s information session last Wednesday, flanked by pride flags. She created the new position to provide support for students who are part of a gender or sexual minority, students who are a growing demographic at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas student Katherine Cleven says she’s not receiving enough support from the university’s accessibility services. Cleven suffers from pituitary Cushing&#8217;s disease and focal segmental glomerulsclerosis (FSGS). The former is a tumour at the base of the brain that causes an excess of the hormone cortisol, while FSGS causes kidney failure. The two are related [&hellip;]</p>

<p>My girlfriend and I are cuddling on my bed and we are talking. We are speaking about why and what we love about each other. I make a comment about loving her as a woman and her smile quickly falls, replaced by a worried frown and she bites her lip. I ask her what’s wrong, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>New Brunswick&#8217;s 2015-2016 budget was not particularly kind to students, but St. Thomas University probably got it worse. “The news to us when the budget delivered was unexpected,” said university spokesman Jeffrey Carleton. “We had no indication in the pre-budget discussions that an operating grant freeze or a tuition freeze was being contemplated.” The impact [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ben Lord almost didn’t go to St. Thomas University. He was registered at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton for business. “I had a lot of pressure from my parents to go into business and they really wanted me to go,” said Lord. “At first I went along with it.” “I was miserable. I was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Even in New Brunswick, St. Thomas University is overshadowed by the larger University of New Brunswick, with it&#8217;s constant scandals and explosions, and the more prestigious Mount Allison University. But that doesn&#8217;t mean news doesn&#8217;t break at the school. Sometimes, The Aquinian journalists asked hard questions of STU based on events around the country. Over [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Janelle Marchand, a second-year philosophy student at St. Thomas University, has something in common with many Memorial University students: she has gotten sick from the food served by Aramark. “I&#8217;ve had food poising from the butter chicken,” said Marchand. Aramark is a multinational corporation that handles food preparation for many institutions, including St. Thomas University. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The New Brunswick government appointed a commission to study the possible future of shale gas extraction. The three-member commission will be responsible for investigating the future of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking. Minister of Energy and Mines Donald Arsenault says that it took time to appoint the commission. “We had to find somebody [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fourth-year St. Thomas University student Sam Crowell doesn&#8217;t think much of eating dinners of Mr. Noodles, eggs, and fries, or spending more nights at home than he used to. It&#8217;s typical of a student to just scrape by. The problem with this, as Crowell learned, is there&#8217;s no rainy-day fund when you&#8217;re struggling just to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University President Dawn Russell said STU’s enrolment is never going to get back to the way it was 10 years ago. “We have to be cautious and think that we are going to be at low enrolment for the next few years. I think we have to be realistic about that,” she said [&hellip;]</p>

<p>John Carr, Founder of “Adirondack Pub &amp; Brewing Inc.”, is surprised at the intensity of Moosehead Breweries’ legal action against him. “Quite honestly, the filing and the way they’ve been going about this is just very bombastic,” said Carr. “Quite honestly, it’s corporate terrorism.” Moosehead Brewery is suing Adirondack Pub &amp; Brewing Inc. because they [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Fredericton Men’s Shelter is tucked away behind layers of cold brick government buildings and snow; you wouldn’t notice it from the street. The shelter houses over 30 men and if there are no beds available, it means sleeping on the street. Thirty-six-year-old Bryan Mckinley knows all about that. “It’s pretty traumatizing to end up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Federal Green Party Leader Elizabeth May held nothing back when she began talking about Bill C-51, and the political leader pushing it on the country. “[Prime Minister Steven Harper], of all people I can imagine in this country, is least suited to be prime minister. He should not be prime minister,” said May. In a question [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Five student business owners showcased their brands to the university Thursday, using the St. Thomas University Entrepreneur Fair as a springboard to the greater Fredericton market. Business owners like Sawyer Hannay were looking for exposure and networking opportunities. “A fair like this will provide exposure to residence of the community and also students,” said Hannay, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University will close its college of extension in Miramichi next year, leaving behind its physical foothold in the region the school was founded in more than 150 years ago. “Kids could stay there maybe if they had part time jobs,” said STU Fine Arts professor Steven Peacock, who would commute to NBCC Miramichi [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dr. Irena Knezevic, assistant professor of communications at Carleton University, delivered the annual Science and Technology Studies lecture at St. Thomas University on Thursday night to a crowd of about 100 people in Brian Mulroney Hall. Titled “In Labels we trust: Examining the science, regulation and marketing of food”, the talk delved into issues of marketing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University will bring together Fredericton&#8217;s faith communities for a day of food, songs, and celebrations on March 29. The fourth Celebration of Faith and Diversity, organized by religious studies professor Alexandra Bain and her students, will take place in the Kinsella Auditorium Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Bain intended for it to become [&hellip;]</p>