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Overheard: Prof wraps it up
<p>Prof: I would appreciate if the class could figure out whether or not this is a dogmatism while I eat this nutritious vegetarian wrap.</p>

STU
Oct 19, 20101 min read
Phone Wars: Choosing your next phone
<p>Some perspective: When I was growing up, I remember the big day our family spent over $2,000 on a top-of-the-line desktop comptuer. It’s processing power and speed seemed almost magical compared to the clunkers my school was using. It was the size of two bread-boxes (for those of you that remember bread-boxes) and when pushed, […]</p>

STU
Oct 19, 20106 min read
Overheard: Putin on an orgy
<p>in IR, talking about oligarchy: Student: Isn’t Putin like an orgy..? Class: *silent confusion* Prof: I think you just said orgy. Class: *loud laughter*</p>

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Oct 18, 20101 min read
Overhead: Wasps > Birthdays
<p>While wasps swarmed him: “F*CK OFF NATURE, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY!”</p>

STU
Oct 17, 20101 min read
Safety concerns on the “rape trail”
<p>Students call is the rape trail. It’s a walking trail between the main campus of St. Thomas University and the Forest Hill residences. As Michelle Twomey reports both male and female students worry about how dangerous it is. Link to Youtube video</p>

STU
Oct 16, 20101 min read
Overheard: Clear priorities
<p>Proff to entire class: “It’s very important that I get you off”</p>

STU
Oct 16, 20101 min read
Overheard: Professor Tamale
<p>In the caf: Prof: I looked myself up on ‘Rate My Prof’ and I didn’t have the little hot pepper next to me…</p>

STU
Oct 15, 20101 min read
STU winter exam schedule (coming soon)
<p>Though the STU exam schedule is posted, it isn’t available from off-campus computers. We’ll let you know when the problem is resolved.</p>

STU
Oct 13, 20101 min read
STUSU fall election candidate speeches
<p>Today is the last day of campaigning in the STUSU Fall Elections. Up for grabs are the positions of student senator, 1st year liaison, and off-campus representatives. A full list of the candidates running can be found here: http://www.theaq.net/2010/stusu-fall-election-candidates-2/-4150 Highlights from today’s final round of speeches included Alex Vieghtinghoff doing an impersonation of the successful Old Spice Man […]</p>

STU
Oct 12, 20101 min read
Unity in diversity at STU
<p>The STU community comes together to discuss faith A campus club aimed at promoting inter-faith discussion is looking for more student members. Unity and Diversity was started last year by campus minister Janice Ryan and STU researcher Debbie Van Den Hoonaard. “It is important that we all carry our own faith and respect each other’s […]</p>

STU
Oct 10, 20102 min read
Overheard: The nose knows
<p>STU student at Buckets: “The waitress smells good…like love…and safety” More Overheards</p>

STU
Oct 9, 20101 min read
On Dominance
<p>Women’s rugby team off to a hot start The women’s rugby team is more than on a roll; they’re steamrolling their opponents. In a league with only four teams, 2-0 is good, 3-0 is dominant. They have already beaten the other three division teams by wide margins. They have the talent, but hard work and […]</p>

STU
Oct 7, 20102 min read
The Inside Track ~ Oct. 6, 2010
<p>The event was called Touchdown Atlantic, but it was really Touchdown Moncton. The Canadian Football League temporarily moved to Moncton last week. The Toronto Argonauts and The Edmonton Eskimos played the first ever regular season CFL game in Atlantic Canada recently. While Moncton was plastering advertisements and decorations everywhere, Halifax was silent. The Moncton newspaper […]</p>

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Oct 7, 20104 min read
Almost Intelligent ~ Oct 5, 2010
<p>We are supposed to be the generation that gave up our privacy, and Facebook is supposed to be the altar we sacrificed it on. Maybe we did, maybe we didn’t. That’s a debate for another time. One patently absurd idea is that Facebook, or smartphones, or any other piece of technology has in some way […]</p>

STU
Oct 7, 20103 min read
Stairway to voting
<p>I get nervous every time I go to UNB. It’s a cold place, not as friendly, and lots of monstrous birds. But what I’m the most nervous about when I go down the hill is why I left UNB in the first place after only 1 year…accessibility. Going there to vote last week, I saw […]</p>

STU
Oct 7, 20102 min read
Overheard: Some are good, some are bad…
<p>In Sociology class: Prof: Tell me what other kinds of users are there. Student (enthusiastically screams): DRUGS! Prof (Even MORE enthusiastically): YEAH!!!! More Overheards</p>

STU
Oct 7, 20101 min read
Overheard: You say tomato…
<p>College hill: “It’s not that I get sweaty… I just get really really wet” More overheards</p>

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Oct 5, 20101 min read
Catastrophe overshadows Commonwealth Games
<p>Poisonous snakes, contagious disease, falling tiles, collapsed bridges hinder Games’ preperations SASKATOON (CUP) — The Commonwealth Games are quickly approaching, with many questions regarding accommodations left unanswered. Slated to begin in Delhi, India on Oct. 3, there are looming security, safety and comfort concerns — enough to keep anyone awake at night. And with the […]</p>

STU
Oct 3, 20103 min read
Overheard: Location, location, location
<p>Guy on bus: “Why isn’t there a liquor store on campus?” More Overheards</p>

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Oct 3, 20101 min read
Texting in class is obvious, irritating
<p>Profs seek new controls as cellphone prevalence increases WATERLOO, Ont. (CUP) — John Schwieter knows exactly what his students are up to when they try to hide the fact that they’re texting in class. “They usually sit way back in their chairs and put their hands halfway under their desks, but on their lap, and […]</p>

STU
Oct 1, 20102 min read
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