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<p>If you’re looking for trendy clothing but don’t want to spend a fortune, Target might be the place for you. STU student, Emma Chapple, has been anticipating the opening since she first heard the news. The billion-dollar box store opened its doors to Frederictonians last Wednesday. “I think it&#8217;s great that we have another shopping [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Jenn Gorham&#8217;s story, she&#8217;s at a bar. She glances across the room in time to see Norman Reedus walk in. She reminds the audience he&#8217;s the actor who plays Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead. They&#8217;re both drunk and ready for anything. “Daryl Dixon, you’re on my list and this is happening tonight,” she [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Every Aramark cafeteria transaction at St. Thomas comes with a receipt, whether or not anyone asks for it. Every apple, bagel and cheeseburger comes with a small slip of paper that are thrown away. Both registers in the GMH cafeteria have bins almost exclusively for receipts. Garbage bags are filled on a daily basis. Some [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This year&#8217;s Dalton Camp lecturer knows about cutting through the noise. New York Times columnist David Carr worked through a decade-long cocaine addiction, an affliction that endlessly screams “more,” in the same way he tunes out the endless drone of social media despite being immersed in it – with hard work. “I&#8217;ve always been a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas professor Santiago Mora was on sabbatical in Bogota, Colombia when he received a life-changing email. The email said a New Brunswick court had ordered over 80 per cent of his salary to be given to his ex-wife, Claudia Rocha. The problem was Mora wasn’t in court at the time to defend himself. “It’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Many St. Thomas students disagree with the Globe and Mail Canadian University Report&#8217;s narrow view of the school. While the survey results section of the report spoke well of the school, the written profile has become a point of much contention. The profile states in part that STU “distinguishes itself with its strong liberal arts [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The provincial government made an announcement last week to help predict university funding and make tuition more stable across the province. University operating budgets are increasing by two per cent for the next two years and, starting next year, the tuition cap will be no more than three per cent for three years. St. Thomas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A flu shot clinic will be coming to the J.B O’Keefe Fitness Centre on Nov. 6, but not everyone thinks it’s worth it. “Flu shots aren’t going to prevent the flu,” said Shirley Wells, a retired nurse from Oromocto. “I’ve always had the belief that by the time we get the flu shot, there’s another [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The opening of the new Subway in James Dunn Hall has been delayed, again. It will now be opened in December instead of October as planned. Fourth year student Alex Fox was unhappy to hear about the delay. “I am upset that Subway isn’t up yet because it’s a lot cheaper than the cafeteria. We [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas is holding its annual speed networking and mentorship event on Wednesday. Played off the idea of speed dating, students will be given the opportunity to meet STU alumni and get an idea of what they can do after graduation. Employment and student life coordinator Carrie Monteith-Levesque said this is a great opportunity for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Post-secondary education minister Jody Carr can focus his efforts on other problems now with the STU issues resolved. “Now, with this agreement, it allows us to move forward at our larger issues at all universities focusing on skill strategy, collaborating together so that we’re really reaching our fullest potential and ensuring that each university is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Individuals were found on UNB campus soliciting money for a bogus charity group called Children Joy Charity two weekends ago. STU students were notified on Wednesday afternoon with an email to be aware of these individuals. “We want to alert and remind staff, faculty and students of this circumstance in case they are approached by [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Jesse LaPointe is a third-year English major, concentrating in drama. He lives in an apartment downtown with his single mother. He works all summer, every summer, and almost 30 hours a week during the school year in an effort to pay for his education. This year, he decided to apply for a student loan to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>STU full-time students will be receiving a $184 credit on their tuition next month. Post-secondary education minister Jody Carr announced last week that STU and the government have reached an agreement concerning the school’s tuition. &#8220;We&#8217;ve recognized from the provincial government that there is a need to align STU&#8217;s reality with the funding mechanism [we [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It wasn’t the Natives who brought violence to the protest. It was the RCMP officers, said STU criminology professor Chris McCormick. “They brought the guns, they brought the dogs, they brought the tear gas, they brought the rubber bullets and they brought the confrontation.” McCormick said when covering the Rexton incident, the media focused too [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If the average consumer was watching an all-male political panel on TV, no one would think anything of it. If the political panel was all female, it would stand out and there would be raised eyebrows, said Talin Vartanian to an audience of about 130 last week. Men make up 75 per cent of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last year in a small Dutch town, 4,000 people showed up to a 16-year-old’s birthday party because she accidentally made the event public on Facebook. The event went viral and the party ended in a riot. Even with viral tendencies and lack of privacy, Facebook has decided to remove more privacy restrictions by making all [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Americans aren’t the only ones struggling with changes to their health plans lately. International students at St. Thomas are affiliated with a different insurance company this year and the new emergency health plan is generating some buzz. Maite Loria, a fourth-year international student who attended the health insurance information session last week, bemoaned the new [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Parking meters can be annoying and inconvenient. Especially when you have to dig in your pocket for change or cut the visit short because you’re almost out of time. That’s why Philip Curley, 22, came up with a solution. Curley and his team have created an app where you can park at the meters downtown [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Who isn’t fond of their childhood memories of knocking on doors during Halloween collecting enough candy to feed a small army? Well, this Halloween you can go out and re-live your youth but, instead of gathering candy, students will be collecting non-perishable food donations. Trick-or-Eat, a national event, will be taking place at STU again [&hellip;]</p>