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<p>Alyssa Mosher &#8211; The Aquinian Presidential candidate Ella Henry says the St. Thomas University Students’ Union can afford to do more than the status quo. She says STU students need a vision. “We’ve got all these great people and great ideas at STU,” said Henry, who currently sits as vice president education on the STUSU. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amy MacKenzie &#8211; The Aquinian Melissa Bastarache is one of three presidential candidates running in the STU students’ union general elections, but this isn’t the first time her name has appeared on ballots. She&#8217;s previously been elected as an off-campus representative and this year was named Student Advocate. “I’ve seen the accomplishments and the issues [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Third time&#8217;s a charm, hopefully Jamie Ross &#8211; The Aquinian Organizers of the St. Thomas Students&#8217; Union general elections will hopefully get it right this time, after two previous elections at the school were clouded by ballot irregularities that in one case led to a re-vote. In the last spring general elections, a presidential candidate&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Diane Cole &#8211; The Aquinian Even though they&#8217;ve already had a busy year of touring, the guys in Weak Size Fish just can&#8217;t wait to get on the road again. But this time they&#8217;ll be taking their popular, funky tunes out of the Maritimes. They&#8217;ll be taking their first plunge into the Ontario and Quebec [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tommies hold on to third place, moving further away from Dalhousie and Saint Mary’s in the push for the playoffs Branden Andersen &#8211; The Aquinian sThe St. Thomas women’s hockey team won a crucial game at home over the weekend by beating the St. Mary’s Huskies by a score of 4-3 in a shootout. Before [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Diane Cole &#8211; The Aquinian With experimental music on the rise, more traditional acts seem to be falling to the wayside, but one local band is finding success by using a classic formula. The guys in Stereo Airing have fused together technical guitar work, thrashing drums and four part harmonies for their debut EP 22. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>A Canadian and Japanese on a very Canadian Valentine&#8217;s Day date Maiko Tanabe &#8211; The Aquinian It was a date with a notepad and a pen, but still, it was the best date I have ever had. Now, I have a confession to make. I had never had a Canadian (or North American) Valentine’s Day [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Congratulations. It&#8217;s been two long months since you made the resolution to live a healthier life- no red meat, regular exercise and really taking your horoscope into consideration before making any decisions. So far, it&#8217;s impacted your life for the better. Lately, however, you&#8217;ve been feeling a little soft. Not in the abdominal region- oh [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Local music collective hosts benefit concert on Feb.19 Elizabeth Sullivan &#8211; The Aquinian Adam Guidry and Ryan Gallen have two different ideas of what Hungry Hearts is about. “It’s kind of like if you took Tom Petty, and Tom Petty was having an affair on his wife with Bruce Springsteen and they were hanging out [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This column was intended to be a series of discussions on how to be a poor student with as low an environmental impact as possible. With the upcoming referendum, this kind of discussion seems to have exploded on campus. Being sustainable is not all about giving things up, or dedicating your life to activism. It&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>So in my last column, I talked about how there are some things about Canada that I instantly fell in love with, and some things that I’m still getting used to. One thing I’m having a hard time getting used to is classroom discipline – especially talking in class. In all my years spent in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Keeping students engaged in STUSU elections is always a challenge. So this year, to facilitate discussion, why don&#8217;t you contact the candidates themselves? Here&#8217;s a hand-dandy list of contact info.  If we&#8217;ve forgotten anything just let us know in the comment section, and we&#8217;ll add it as soon as possible. For President: Melissa Bastarache &#8211; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Aquinian This weekend could have been make or break for the St. Thomas Tommies men’s hockey team. The Tommies needed to win both games this weekend against the Acadia Axeman and Saint Mary’s Huskies to have any chance of making the playoffs. The Tommies were unable to secure a win, losing their games 5-2 [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Natalie Jarvis &#8211; The Aquinian It was an average morning for Matthew Hines. He woke up in his Fredericton apartment and prepared himself for a day of work at the Regent Mall. As usual, he logged onto the Ontario Colleges website to see if he had been accepted to the George Brown theatre program. When [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amy MacKenzie &#8211; The Aquinian Donations are being made to build a school in Haiti Human Rights students at St. Thomas University are raising money to help build a school in Haiti. The funds will be donated through the organization “Free the Children.” Martina Cole, a third-year student at STU, is the brains behind the initiative. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Aquinian The stage is set for the St. Thomas University Students’ Union spring general elections, which is scheduled for Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. Nominations closed Friday for nine positions, six of which are contested. Melissa Bastarache, Ella Henry, and Mark Livingstone are competing for president of the students&#8217; union, while incumbent Mary-Dan Johnston [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The rumour-mill surrounding Telus is working overtime this week. It seems Canada will be getting it&#8217;s own version of the famed Droid phone this week. Thanks to a pile of leaks, we can be pretty certain Telus will debut the Canadian Droid on Feb. 18.  And I have to say it looks pretty cool. The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Derek Montague &#8211; The Aquinian Men&#8217;s hockey loses to both Acadia &amp; SMU The Tommies’ playoff hopes have almost disappeared after suffering two more loses over the weekend. They entered the weekend four points out of the playoffs with just four games remaining. Now, they will have to win their final two games of the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Karissa Donkin &#8211; The Aquinian Leo Hayes students take the stage Feb 10-13 Students from Leo Hayes High School will bring a classic story to life on the Playhouse stage this week. “Willy Wonka” premieres Feb. 10 and runs until Feb. 13. One of the reasons why director Kathy VanGenne chose “Willy Wonka” for this year’s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Maiko Tanabe &#8211; The Aquinian Two New Brunswick youths, Li Song and Saa Andrew Gbongbor, have been named global ambassadors. Active-8! is a campaign across Atlantic Canada that highlights social action among youth and aims to inspire more action. The campaign promotes activities celebrating and focusing on International Development Week (IDW), Feb. 7 to 13. [&hellip;]</p>