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<p>Christmas time is over for representatives at Bell Aliant and Rogers. Back-to-school is described as the “holiday season” for internet sales, but Rogers saw a decrease in student sales while Bell could barely keep up with students&#8217; demand. Off-campus students say cost is the key selling point, but customer service is often troubling and leaves [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A fire in downtown Fredericton left 26 people homeless on Thanksgiving weekend, but one arts student and a St. Thomas University alumni connected to Isaac&#8217;s Way have also been hit hard. One lost his paintings, and another lost his job. They both fell in love with the restaurant&#8217;s sense of community. Mike Sinclaire grew up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nicole Pozer, former vice president student life, denies her resignation was based on academics or harassment. Pozer also denied speculation that she was resigning because of a prank war amongst the executives which targeted her several times. A Facebook friend of Pozer’s told the Aquinian someone posted a picture of condoms on Pozer’s Facebook wall [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A large piece of Fredericton’s downtown was on fire last night. Early Sunday morning a fire broke out, consuming buildings and businesses on the corner of Queen Street and Carleton Street. As of 7:30 this morning, the fire is reportedly under control. Isaac&#8217;s Way has burned down and multiple buildings have been affected by the fire. No serious injuries have been reported. Fire [&hellip;]</p>

<p>According to St. Thomas University Student Union&#8217;s president, John Hoben, there are no formal plans to increase voter turnout for this year&#8217;s by-election. The last fall by-election had an 11.9 per cent turnout and the year before, only 8.4 per cent voted. It’s almost become a tradition at the school, one that most people think [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University&#8217;s Student Unions&#8217; chief returning officer, Katelyn Rushton, was fired on Thursday. The decision was made by students’ union president John Hoben and vice-president Fin Mackay-Boyce, following an illegal candidates meeting Thursday morning. At the time of publication, Rushton refused comment beyond this brief statement on Facebook: “I simply wish to have the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Despite the growing unemployment rate of 10.4 per cent across the province, many students turned up to the University of New Brunswick&#8217;s Career and Graduate School Fair on Thursday. Haley Everett is a fourth-year kinesiology student. Although there were few booths at the fair that catered to her field, she wasn’t worried. “When I’m done [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Premier David Alward announced on Wednesday that Martine Coulombe, the Post-Secondary Education Minister, was replaced by Danny Soucy. Coulombe is the only minister to be replaced.  She was known for opposing the two-tier wage system in New Brunswick, which never happened.  She also was a part of controversial discussions around employment insurance reform. Members of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Students with a Blue Cross plan through St. Thomas University are finally receiving their normal coverage, as of Sept. 28. This means students can now pick up their prescriptions by showing their student ID. Blue Cross offered to make the online database this year, meaning less work for STU. But it took them a week [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After almost a month of waiting, the St. Thomas University agendas arrived on Wednesday. Within an hour, the 500 book shipment was all gone. Another shipment came on Friday, but students quickly snatched those up too. More are coming. For weeks the help desk had signs reading “NO Agendas YET!” STUSU help desk coordinator, Erika [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Francine Pelletier was only 15 when she enrolled in university. But it wasn&#8217;t until years later that she found her true calling. “Journalism came and grabbed me by the collar through the women’s movement,” Pelletier said in a phone interview. “I was able to combine two dreams of mine: the one to write and the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The code of conduct violation that sparked St. Thomas University’s men’s rugby club’s one game suspension happened at the home of team captain, Alex Labelle. Labelle shares the house with three senior teammates. The club team’s senior players have been accused of providing alcohol to underage rookies at the house party and instigating drinking games. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The St. Thomas University men’s rugby team has been given a one game suspension due to underage drinking that took part at a party one week ago. The ban will see them forfeit their game this weekend away at UPEI and they could forfeit further games based on a remedial session. Athletics Director Mike Eagles [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Clayton Beaton announced on Friday that Forest Hill&#8217;s cafeteria grill will now be open from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., after student complaints led to a petition. Lacey Texmo, a Chatham Hall resident, says the grill hours at Forest Hill campus were inconvenient when her classes didn’t start until 4 p.m. Although she admits she [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Miigam’agan is everyone’s family friend. Herself, a mother of three university-aged children, she has taken a position as St. Thomas University’s elder in residence. For aboriginal students, she will be a resource to help them maintain their ties to their cultural identity while they broaden their horizons. Few could be better suited for the position; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St. Thomas University stepped up its tech game this month by joining the growing number of universities who use Twitter. STU&#8217;s communications department joined the social media site, as a way to keep students informed about news, events, and class cancellations. Jeffrey Carleton, communications director, said they had been planning it since last March. “We&#8217;re [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Heather MacInnis couldn&#8217;t have been happier to receive her new lungs. The 26 year old wasn&#8217;t expected to live past six years old, because she has cystic fibrosis. Things took a turn for the worse when she flew home from Toronto, after her double-lung transplant. Within a day, she was back at her doctor&#8217;s. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nathan Peardon has passion, and he&#8217;s not afraid to show it. Passion for the Montreal Canadiens, that is. The hockey team&#8217;s official website held a contest this summer, titled &#8216;Your Passion is Showing,&#8217; to find out who the biggest &#8216;Habs&#8217; fan is. After a lengthy search, St. Thomas University&#8217;s Nathan Peardon and his brother Nick [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Islam, the Prophet Muhammad is never depicted; whether that be in images, films, drawings and other media. The depiction of the Prophet is an insult, even more so when the depiction is negative. When the anti-Islam film came out of California, the Muslim world reacted. Violently. Protests occurred in front of American embassies in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This week marks the one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement. Two St. Thomas University professors reflect on the movement, to see where it has been and where it might go. It seems like it was just yesterday. One year ago, on Sept. 17, a small group of people stood in Foley Square, New York, to [&hellip;]</p>