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<p>In a recent New York Times article, Jack Ewing drew attention to what I believe is the biggest challenge faced by religious people today: the ignorance of our secular society. Clashes of religious freedoms in a secular world are commonplace. The banning of the niqab in France, the recent anti-Islamic film blamed for protests and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Road trips are seen as one of the best parts of being a varsity athlete. It’s where teammates become better acquainted, memories are shared, and lasting friendships are formed. Some of the most memorable moments from my last three years as a Tommie come from road trips. As peachy as it all sounds, road trips [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dear Editor, In the article entitled &#8220;Oleanna touches on some real issues,&#8221; the subtitle states that, &#8220;The Aq&#8217;s Aly MacIsaac finds out STU policies on professor-student relations.&#8221; From this point on the article is misleading and poorly written. The misdirection starts with a subtitle that promises to tell readers what the policies on student-teacher relations [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If a friend confided in you they had been sexually assaulted, how would you react? The Fredericton Sexual Assault Crisis Centre hopes to tackle this question, on Friday at the 27th annual Take Back the Night, a march to protest sexual violence. The theme of this year’s march is “Believe Her.” Organizers want to demonstrate [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This year marks the first time St. Thomas University will hold the AIDS Walk for Life. On Sept. 22, those affected by HIV/AIDS and their supporters, will come together to raise awareness, fund-raise, and remember those who have lost their lives to the disease. Approximately 600 people in New Brunswick, live with HIV/AIDS, and an [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Redwood Fields aren’t letting people forget their name. Their sound of folk and dream pop won them St. Thomas University’s Battle of the Bands last Friday and they are also up for a Galaxie Rising Star Award with a performance during the Harvest Jazz and Blues festival. “I feel pretty good. We’ve only been together [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s been years in the making, but off-campus students finally have a home away from home. Justin Brown, the off-campus representative, recently announced that off-campus students will soon have a lounge in James Dunn Hall. It will be where the Native students&#8217; lounge used to be, across from the help desk. They moved into a [&hellip;]</p>

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<p>Acadian Lines buses will be running again in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, within two weeks.  92 per cent of the union members voted on Sunday, to accept Acadian Lines&#8217; most recent offer. Acadian Lines and the Amalgamated Transit Union signed a tentative agreement last week, after a five-month-long strike.  They spent four days [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The recent students’ movement in Quebec formed in response to the provincial government’s plan to raise tuition fees has sparked a much needed debate on how we should fund post-secondary education. Given that my own opinion on the matter has shifted substantially since I graduated almost ten years ago, I’d like to add my voice [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We&#8217;d like to let everyone know who the editors of The Aquinian will be next year. Here&#8217;s the list: Meghan O&#8217;Neil &#8211; Arts Bridget Yard &#8211; Features Shane Fowler &#8211; Managing editor Cara Smith &#8211; Photo Patrick Brennan &#8211; Web Ian LeBlanc &#8211; Layout Whitney Neilson &#8211; News Matt Tidcombe &#8211; Sports Liam McGuire &#8211; Editor-in-chief &nbsp; The new staff will start their jobs [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Shaken, he told me he didn’t know what to do. Neither did I. He felt helpless and sad. I felt nothing. For many people, Peggy’s Cove is the most iconic tourist attraction in Nova Scotia: the postcards, restaurant, crashing waves and lighthouse. For Dad and me, it has always been a getaway. The sun sets [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Let me start this off with a huge thank you to the students, faculty and staff at St. Thomas. My first thank you is to Alison Belyea who got the ball rolling on fundraising for me and exposure for Cystic Fibrosis and Organ Donation. Thank you Derek Simon for your kind words to the newspaper [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Re: &#8220;Get off Facebook, Grandma&#8221; I’m writing to express my dismay at something published recently in the Aquinian. Some foolish young person wrote a piece called “Get off my Facebook, Grandma” that is offensive and presents a very poor image of STU to the wider community. You will not be happy to realize that it [&hellip;]</p>

<p>My guy friends are gorgeous. Really, if a St. Thomas University 2012-13 male calendar existed, they’d be on it &#8211; and I’d own 20 copies. I’ve fallen madly in like with many of them (not my fault they were blessed with spectacular genes), but it was never returned &#8211; ever. I called it wedding bells, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Change is good, isn’t it? Well, brace yourselves. If you haven’t heard already, I’ve been hired to run this paper next year. I would be lying if I said I thought it was going to be easy. It’s going to be one heck of a challenge &#8211; though one I’m ready to take. I want [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The backlash against two budgets unveiled last week, New Brunswick’s and Canada’s, has not begun in earnest, regardless of the protests on the legislature’s lawn and the foyer of Parliament. Those demonstrations could seem like prayer circles once the details of budget cuts come out in the weeks ahead. Budget speeches and estimates offered a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It was like letting out all the anger I never thought I had. We smashed tables with our feet, bent their legs with our hands and ripped off their hardware with our teeth. (Okay, that last part is a bit extreme, but it wouldn’t have surprised me.) “Everything has to go,” we were told of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Due to the nature of the subject matter, some may find the content of this column disturbing. Forty-eight women are raped every hour in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Masika Katsuva was one of them. While a decade of ethnic conflict and war in the DRC officially ended in 2003, armed militias and the Congolese [&hellip;]</p>