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<p>Student representatives from across the country took to parliament hill to advocate for post-secondary education students. Elizabeth Murphy, STUSU president, and Luke Robertson, vice president education, took part in the Canadian Alliance of Student Association’s 2013 advocacy week from Nov. 17-22. Their flights and hotel were paid for by STUSU&#8217;s conference budget. Murphy said this [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Larisa Tamjidi said many Iranians are happy about the new deal passed last week between the United States and Iran to freeze Iran’s nuclear program and lift some sanctions. The UNB student from Tehran, Iran said many of her friends in Iran and at UNB see this deal as beneficial. “I know many Iranians are [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Gabrielle Desgagne was one of hundreds of students singing the famous, “Le peuple uni ne sera jamais vaincu.” They’d been protesting tuition hikes for more than three hours when the Montreal police arrived, throwing gas bombs and plastic balls everywhere. “I can’t breathe,” the St. Thomas exchange student remembers shouting. After running through narrow and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>“Environmentalism has failed,” said David Suzuki during a talk Nov. 25 in Moncton. Suzuki spoke as part of an event put on by the New Brunswick Environmental Network. The event showcased a documentary titled “Climate Change in Atlantic Canada,” led by Ian Mauro and held at the Capitol Theatre with a full house in attendance. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Society gets funds The St. Thomas Magic: The Gathering Society was approved for $350 to balance their budget this year. A request from any club or society would normally be brought to the finance committee for approval, but that committee is not scheduled to meet before the end of the semester, and the society requested [&hellip;]</p>

<p>With university exams less than three weeks away, Brian Haines wants to be well stocked on energy drinks and candy for the weeks ahead. The convenience store manager in the Student Union Building estimates energy drinks will sell “somewhere around 30 per cent more come exam period.” He said candy sees a similar jump in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fifty years ago Friday, the hearts of Americans were crushed. President John F. Kennedy was killed in his car while driving through downtown Dealey in Dallas, Texas. A president of the United States was gone and so was the hope he inspired. Today’s 20-year-olds did not live through this tragedy, but it is still covered [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The wait is over. The King Street Ale house is now open, and it&#8217;s better looking than ever. The restaurant has been busy since its opening on Nov. 13 and doesn&#8217;t look like it will be slowing down. Once known as the Garrison District Ale House, the restaurant moved to King Street after a fire [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Justin Trudeau recently became the subject of feminist criticism for  the Justin Unplugged event on Nov. 7. He was the guest of honour at the Toronto all-women event that promised, according to its poster, “Cocktails, candid conversation and curiosity-inducing ideas.” The poster also promised to address issues “facing women today.” Critics took to Twitter using [&hellip;]</p>

<p>More than 5,000 people are dead and an estimated four million are displaced and homeless after a typhoon hit several islands in the Philippines on Nov. 8. In an effort to raise relief funds and assist those affected, campus minister Janice Ryan will be hosting a clothing drive and bake sale on Thursday in JDH. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We have all seen it, the Snapchat face. You&#8217;re at lunch, trying to carry on a conversation with someone, then they pull out their phone, take a ridiculous &#8220;selfie&#8221; and send it off to their friends. Snapchat is a photo messaging app developed in 2011 by Stanford University students for Android and iOS devices. Users can [&hellip;]</p>

<p>WATERLOO (CUP) — Scientific studies are finding that sleeping with, or near, a cellphone can have serious adverse effects on health. A 2010 study conducted by Pew Research Centre found that 90 per cent of Americans aged 18 to 29 sleep with, or near, their phone. Those who text are also 42 per cent more [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A St. Thomas University Facebook advertisement crossed a line with Facebook users earlier this month, and prompted many students and alumni to voice their displeasure. The ad was posted Nov. 1, and taken down four days later. It featured an underweight woman in a bikini, striking a glamour pose on a rock. A caption circled [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is mentally ill and living with an addiction, and his family is not helping, said VP of Canada’s mental health commission Patrick Dion. “I’m sad about Rob Ford because his family is enabling him to be even further unwell.” Dion spoke at St. Thomas on Thursday night to an audience of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University students are petitioning for electoral reform in New Brunswick, calling for proportional representation in the province — a change that requires no consent from Ottawa. “If the NDP gets 10 per cent of the vote but gets zero seats, then whose voices are actually being heard?” asked organizer Amanda Gallant. Gallant and Matthew Belyea [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The province is in a stand-off. Environmental activists are asking for the protection of the province, while people who approve shale-gas exploration are saying that the risk is worth it. Which side is right? The Aquinian sat down with Adrian Park, a member of the science committee at the New Brunswick Energy Insitiute and earth [&hellip;]</p>

<p>STUSU donates to Philippines relief The first charity STUSU donates to this year is going to the Red Cross for relief in the Philippines. On Nov. 8, a typhoon hit the country leaving thousands dead or unaccounted for. The STUSU will be taking $300 from their $3,000 charitable assistance fund for Red Cross relief. This [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Second year student Emma Chapple is starting a new female online magazine at St. Thomas. On Jan. 21, STU’s own hercampus.com will be launched. Hercampus.com began at Harvard University in 2009. Chapple is the first person to bring the online magazine to the Maritimes. There are over 200 schools across the U.S., Canada and the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Since humans achieved literacy, history has been recorded, but not necessarily the ordinary or the mundane. St. Thomas history professor Brad Cross’ research seminar in material history examines everyday objects people didn’t write much about and gives readers a better idea of what life was like during a certain time period. The students in the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new club at St. Thomas this year is looking to change someone’s life. World University Services of Canada is a non-governmental organization that raises money to bring a refugee from a developing country to a Canadian university for post-secondary education. WUSC committees from all over Canada met this past weekend for its annual national [&hellip;]</p>