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<p>The Maritime Bus Terminal was out of the way for students. But now with the new location at the corner of Smythe and Dundonald, students are excited about how much closer to campus it is. Although the new bus location isn’t directly downtown like it used to be, it’s certainly a more ideal location for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For more than a year and a half of her university career, Kara Cousins was depressed. And for the majority of that time, she was in denial about it. “It was a really dangerous place to be because I became really close to ending my life.” Cousins is one of two recent St. Thomas University [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There may not be many places for smokers to light up their cigarettes soon in Fredericton. Mayor Brad Woodside has asked his staff at city hall to put together a proposal for a bylaw. This bylaw would ban smoking in all city owned parks and beaches, as well as on patios. “It’s the result of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In ancient mythology, the Phoenix is a mythical bird with fiery plumage and a benevolent fire spirit that rises from the ashes of its former life, more beautiful than it was before. “This is how we feel,” Andrew Titus said. “But we only feel that way because of the love and support we have received [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University Student Union (STUSU) ratified a vote to allow online voting at a council meeting on Sept. 12. STUSU president, Elizabeth Murphy, said the union voted to approve it last January but wanted to discuss it with the new council. Online voting at STU will be used in both fall and spring [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We published an ad calling for writers and potential writers to meet in Margaret McCain Hall room 201 tonight for the weekly Aquinian meeting, but forgot to give you fine people the time. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. Hope to see many of you there.</p>

<p>STU may be facing a slight drop in enrolment this year. Ryan Sullivan, director of international recruitment and acting director of Canadian recruitment, anticipates lower numbers.especially with students from New Brunswick. There are fewer applicants as well as registered students. Sullivan believes this is partly due to an increased focus on skilled work with high [&hellip;]</p>

<p>When St. Thomas University sociology professor Gayle MacDonald heard about the fire that damaged a STU family&#8217;s house on Sept. 1, she decided to take action and started to collect money. Since then, the campus community has been very generous, MacDonald said. “The community responds very well to these kinds of things,” MacDonald said. “The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Post-Secondary education, training and labour Minister Danny Soucy has yet to make a decision on the fate of STU’s $13.5 million provincial operating grant &#8211; nearly half of the university’s budgeted income. A cut to the school’s funding from the province is the most obvious punishment at the disposal of the Alward government, after the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>John Hoben is known around campus for his passionate political aspirations, but last years STUSU president has now experienced the so-called brutality of politics. Hoben, who was soundly defeated in his re-election attempt last spring, resigned as president of the New Brunswick Student Alliance before the school year began. “Being an elected member, there is [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Along with boiled corn, damaged condoms circulated the campus on Monday afternoon during welcome week. The event took place in the Student Union building for UNB and STU students. Without knowing, the Sexual Assault Centre’s booth was giving out condoms punctured by staples. The UNB Sexuality Centre later recalled condoms they handed out during the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The George Martin Hall cafeteria was in hot water after a routine inspection of the facilities. On Aug. 28 the cafeteria underwent an inspection and received striped red status, the second lowest status for N.B. food agencies. The cafeteria had five major health violations at the time. They were re-inspected on Sept. 4 and the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>STU surpassed expectations with their Shinerama campaign this year. The university raised a $1,000 more than their goal at this year bringing the total to over $6,000. “And there’s still money to come in,” said Katie Clow, Shinerama coordinator. “We are doing more fundraising this week and have until December 2013 to raise money.” This [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University are continuing to meet for a solution to the recent changes in internet services at the Harriet Irving Library. “We tried to work with UNB to find some solution and we are still going down that path,” said Jeffrey Carleton, director of communications for STU. “STU [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; Sir James Dunn Hall has been busier than normal these past few weeks. There are construction workers moving equipment in and out of the doors, Tim Hortons customers waiting for their coffees and a new room filled with students on big, black leather chairs or extra-tall stools. President Dawn Russell’s plan to create a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>One family with St. Thomas University connections is without their dog after a house fire. On Sept. 1 at around 11 a.m., the Fredericton Fire Department responded to a house fire at 26 Beaconsfield Street. The house belongs to STU English professor Andrew Titus, as his son and STU student Sam Titus confirmed. Neighbours said [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University is considering raising tuition beyond the provincial cap of $150 and cutting $100,000 in academic scholarships to deal with a $600,000 projected deficit for the 2013-2014 school year. Vice president of finance Lily Fraser presented the budget to roughly 130 students and faculty who came to a Town Hall in Kinsella Auditorium [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Academics and health service providers at a panel held April 4 at St. Thomas University questioned the over-representation of alcohol as a factor in sexual assaults in a poster campaign made by New Brunswick College of Craft and Design students. Although the panelists were pleased with the project, many said there were still areas that [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A new cigarette tax is in place in New Brunswick, and both consumers and retailers alike will feel the change. The new tax was introduced with the provincial budget last Wednesday. Emily Smith, a University of New Brunswick student, worries how the toll this tax will take on her finances. “I can barely afford it [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Graduates will be donning their caps and gowns at the Grant Harvey Centre instead of the traditional St. Thomas courtyard on May 13. Graduation was moved to the Aitken Centre in previous years due to weather. Grad class president Brittany Arsenault says faculty decide where graduation is held. “The GHC is a positive venue for [&hellip;]</p>