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<p>Re: “Get off my Facebook, Grandma” To whom it may concern, I am writing in regards to the article in the Opinion section of the March 20 AQ called, “Get off my Facebook, Grandma.” I am shocked that this article, written by a student from the University of Alberta, was selected to be in our [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Saturday, the NDP’s version of March Madness will reach its climax as the party selects the new leader of the Official Opposition, succeeding the late Jack Layton. Of the seven contenders, deputy leader Thomas Mulcair is the bettor’s favourite. The former provincial environment minister in Quebec has the support of more politicians, raised more [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I remember how brightly the sun shone that day. It wasn’t particularly warm outside, but it felt like it in my tiny Suzuki SX4. It was March break and I was driving home to Halifax in my first rented car. With a credit-card charge of more than $400, I felt like I could do anything. I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>EDMONTON (CUP) — People say you should respect and listen to your elders, as though old people are Yoda, dripping with wisdom they should dispense every chance they get. That’s bullshit. Old people are some of the least sophisticated and knowledgeable people on this planet. If you want proof, you need only look to Facebook. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>You can’t hide under your clothes forever. I know what’s under there. We all do. We all have a couple of bumps, extra skin and what look like squiggly red pen marks drawn on our bodies and unfortunately, we can’t white these ones out. We would like to resemble a Calvin Klein or Victoria’s Secret [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A week ago, you probably didn’t know who Joseph Kony was. You didn’t know anything about what he was doing or where he was from. But social media changed that. In the 72 hours after a 30-minute video was posted on the Internet, nearly 40 million people watched. If you haven’t heard already, Joseph Kony [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I have a First World phobia. It’s not an official fear in a worried, heart-racing, hand-sweating sort of way, but it’s something I think about often—especially when I’m in unfamiliar places. It emerged one summer weekend when I was five years old. My parents decided our family would take up camping. After purchasing a Coleman [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Quebec has traditionally had the lowest tuition fees in the country and a history of student strikes is, in large part, responsible for those low fees. Now, I know what you’re thinking — how do students go on strike? Individual students’ unions hold general assemblies for all members, call a strike vote, and then if [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I wanted to ignore Kony2012 when I first heard about it. The slogan was all over my Facebook newsfeed; apparently #stopkony was trending on Twitter. Perhaps my inner hipster told me I didn’t want to be another person talking about the same thing as everyone else. But the journalist in me couldn’t hold back. I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The election results, where only 23.7 per cent of students voted, as announced by STUSU chief returning officer Sarah Bulman at the Social Club are as follows: President of the Students’ Union Emily Sheen 251 votes John Hoben 275 votes Vice President Administration Megan Aiken 256 Thomas Findlay Mckay-Boyce 284 Vice President Education Alex Driscoll [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Talk of “lawful access,” the lifeless term that has dominated the last two weeks of Canadian politics, is bullshit. “Online spying” is a more accurate description of what Bill C-30, misleadingly named the Protecting Children from Internet Predators Act, would allow: government and police collection, without a warrant or probable cause, of internet records. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I was nine when I decided I wanted to become a political analyst. It was circa ’99, the year John Hamm’s Progressive Conservatives won Nova Scotia’s provincial election. I read the brochures and listened closely to the news. As a (wishful) voter, I wanted to make an informed decision. “John Hamm’s going to win, you [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dressed in a long jean skirt, she walked from the bus stop at the top of Regent Street down the hill onto Prospect Street, behind the Dairy Queen. Her long, brown hair hung to her hips. She wore a bright top with a big, red heart and these words: “Jesus Loves You.” Suddenly, a girl [&hellip;]</p>

<p>What is the best part about March break? Brandon Wry Best part about reading week is the fact we have no class, which gives us time to study and set up our own schedules. So, that&#8217;s a pretty big bonus in my opinion. Elizabeth Baker I live six or seven hours away, so it&#8217;s hard [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This is an open letter to the students of St. Thomas University in regards to the STUSU looking at changing its membership status with CASA to associate membership. As a former VP education, I believe a vote to downgrade to associate membership is an immense backwards. STUSU has always punched well above its weight on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Imagine waking up without opening your eyes. You feel the pounding inside your head and there’s no way in hell your mouth has ever been this dry. You breathe out and mumble the classic college-kid irony, “I’m never drinking again,” as you roll over onto your side. Then it happens &#8211; you open your eyes [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Despite calls for food security and eating local, farmers, back-to-the-landers face huge obstacles in New Brunswick Molly, a dog resembling a small German shepherd with a curly tail, slips out the bottom of the green canvas tent. I watch her with one eye through the mesh door of my tent as she trots around a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Keeping students engaged in STUSU elections is always a challenge. So this year, to facilitate discussion, why don’t you contact the candidates themselves? Here’s a handy list of contact info.  If we’ve forgotten anything just let us know in the comment section, and we’ll add it as soon as possible. President Emily Sheen: Facebook page, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Two candidates&#8217; names in the St. Thomas University students&#8217; union election won&#8217;t be on the ballot come election day. After missing a required all-candidates meeting on Monday morning at 9 a.m., chief returning officer Sarah Bulman disqualified Ryan Smith and Frank Jr. Molley. Molley was running for president and Smith was running for a board [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; I first heard about it from an AQ writer. “I just wanted to give you the heads up,” he wrote. I get these types of letters a lot, story pitches The Aquinian often can’t pursue in the end. And then there was this one. “Jay Scott killed his gf and himself last week sometime.” [&hellip;]</p>