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<p>Lily Boisson &#8211; The Aquinian The walk from St. Thomas University&#8217;s picturesque campus to Odell Park&#8217;s leafy lanes is quite nice on a cool autumn evening. It&#8217;s nothing like the long and dangerous walk from northern Uganda&#8217;s rural villages into the town of Gulu. On Saturday people around the world participated in the GuluWalk  to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tara Chislett &#8211; The Aquinian Even though Toronto and Montreal are bigger cities, Ashley Frawley feels that Moncton&#8217;s Virgina Manser is her biggest competition in CMT Canada&#8217;s Reba&#8217;s Ultimate Fan Contest. Between her posters, appearing in newspaper articles and on radio programs and campaigning in person around campus, Frawley has become well known on the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Globe and Mail ranks universities Jamie Ross &#8211; The Aquinian The Globe and Mail gave St. Thomas an A grade for student satisfaction in its university rankings released last week. STU also scored A’s in quality of education, student-faculty interaction, teaching, libraries (which it shares with UNB) and campus atmosphere. “It is gratifying that St. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Swine flu effects severe in the young and healthy Lily Boisson &#8211; The Aquinian If you think the flu is only dangerous to the sick and the elderly, H1N1 might force you to reconsider. Recent information about the swine flu suggests the virus is more likely to be severe in relatively healthy young people. As [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Greetings readers. I purposely spaced out part 1 and 2 so I could make sure I had said everything I wanted to say. I wanted to convey the message that bilingualism is exclusive. It allows only some to be recognized as important, at least important enough to regard something so personally linked to culture as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Derek Montague &#8211; The Aquinian For the second time in two weeks, STU beats Dalhousie STU’s men’s hockey team split their two home games this weekend against St. FX and Dalhousie. The Tommies suffered a disappointing loss to the X-Men 7-6, but were able to pummel Dalhousie 9-3 the next day. The Tommies looked poised [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Greg Rodger &amp; Mitch Messom &#8211; The Aquinian The newest eco-fad to hit campus is the crusade against bottle water. Organizations and community groups (we use community loosely) such as the Council of Canadians, Students for Sustainability and NB Media Coop, among others, are more than ready to battle the real and imaginary problems with bottled [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Maiko Tanabe &#8211; The Aquinian Raised as an orphan, once a teacher and now a student, Pius Ariho enters a new stage of his life. Poverty and hunger are not only the words that describe the problems the world has been facing, but also have been the reality for Pius Ariho Ariho is from the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Diane Cole &#8211; The Aquinian Richards&#8217; new book examines his religious identity Throughout history, one issue has been at the centre of arguments, confrontations and wars. Religion is the one thing we all have a firm opinion on. Some cling to their choice, while others spend their lives searching for the answer to the almighty [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Travis Crowell &#8211; The Aquinian By-elections for VP-Admin set for Nov. 9 and Nov. 10 In an announcement that sent shock waves through the student union’s weekly meeting Thursday, Corben McLean, Vice President Administration, resigned from his position. Serving in his second year as VP, McLean heads two committees and is one of the most prominent [&hellip;]</p>

<p>An Interesting Diversion continues to hunt the most douchiest game with our next reader-chosen candidate: Frisbee. The game of Frisbee was invented by a thousand year old man as a way to maim the youth in his neighborhood without leaving his front porch or re-loading his shotgun. The disc, originally called the Pluto Platter, was [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Suggested listening: Living on a Thin Line – The Kinks Todd is fucking broke. The other night, my roommate Brandon and I decided to head up to Wendy’s on Prospect for some late-night grub. Todd came along, despite literally having three dollars in his bank account and 25 cents in nickels and dimes to his [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Tara Chislett &#8211; The Aquinian Royal Wood talks music, fame &amp; industry changes Being named iTunes Songwriter of the Year in 2008 came as a surprise to Royal Wood. “I would have thought something like that would have gone to someone at that time who was more established, with much more of a machine behind [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There is a lot of moral ambiguity in this world. A lot of “grey areas” as they say. I agree with this. I really honestly have a hard time knowing where I stand on a lot of issues. Every now and again, however, I stumble across something that doesn’t sit well. Makes me feel a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Less than 13 per cent turn out to cast ballots in fall elections Kassandra Mattice &#8211; The Aquinian St. Thomas University Students’ Union held its Fall Elections earlier this month, and the voter turnout was less than superb &#8211; in fact, much less than half of the student body made an appearance at the polls throughout [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Aquinian Corben McLean has resigned from his position of Vice President Administration of  the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union. He announced his resignation at tonight&#8217;s regular meeting of the students&#8217; union.  The move came as a surprise to many of the representatives on the union. McLean will continue to perform the duties of his office until [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This is the week of the Halifax Pop Explosion, which means there’s plenty of great acts touring through the Maritimes over the next week or two. Fredericton venues like the Capital, Crumbs and Nikki Zee’s are hosting a variety of acts that are sure to make this one of the best weeks for concerts of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Joanne Goodall &#8211; The Aquinian American bands have been singing songs about living in the gritty streets of the Bronx, in sweet home Alabama, and sunny Californ-I-A for decades. Canadian cities, for the most part, have been left out of this music trend. CBC Radio 2 hopes to bring Canadian musicians back to their roots with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Greetings readers. Today I would like to draw a link from bilingualism in Canada to racial discrimination against First Nations. But before I do this, I would first like to express that this is just from my perspective and my experiences. Canada is a vast country. In fact, we&#8217;re the second largest country (land-wise) on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Particpants camp in boxes for the night Travis Crowell &#8211; The Aquinian A cardboard fortress stands in the shadow of Lord Beaverbrook’s statue in downtown Fredericton. Next lot over, a makeshift boat-home sails nowhere in the cool, October breeze. Modestly built cardboard homes filled Officer&#8217;s Square Saturday night, for 12 Hours for the Homeless. The [&hellip;]</p>