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<p>Karrissa Donkin- The Aquinian All the emergency phones located on UNB and STU walking trails, in-cluding the one damaged by vandals three weeks ago, are currently being replaced, leaving late-night walkers vulnerable to attacks. Supervisors with UNB Security couldn’t give a time frame for when the phones will be functioning again, and are telling students [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Ayat Abed Isaid &#8211; The Aquinian The Canadian government is the cause of the problems Abousfian Abdelrazik has been through, said Shaun Narine, an associate political science professor at St. Thomas University. “The Canadian government actually created this problem, apparently both by alerting the Sudanese to Abdelrazik, causing him to be arrested and tortured, and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Aquinian Profs urged to be flexible as swine flu season approaches Professors at St. Thomas are being urged to be flexible with student absences this year as the school prepares for the flu season, the STU Students’ Union heard at their weekly meeting Sept. 24. Residence Life Director Ryan Sullivan addressed council on behalf [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Alyssa Mosher &#8211; The Aquinian Riders concerned new location is too far away An avid rider of Acadian Lines buses, second-year student Shane Magee of rural Nova Scotia says the Fredericton bus station’s temporary move is “just way too short of notice” for him. Effective Oct. 1, Acadian Lines will be temporarily moving from its [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Amy MacKenzie &#8211; The Aquinian Some students at St. Thomas this year are dealing with several online course management tools as the school transitions from WebCT, its primary e-learning tool, to Moodle. St. Thomas spends a significant amount of money on WebCT each year, making Moodle the more economical choice. As an open source media, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Kerri Breen &#8211; The Muse (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Jack Harris asks federal government to make post-secondary a priority ST. JOHN&#8217;S, N.L. (CUP) – A Newfoundland politician is calling on the federal government to follow his province’s lead and remove the interest on student loans nationally. Jack Harris, the NDP MP for St. John&#8217;s East, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Stephanie Fauquier &#8211; The Aquinian Still fighting for a win this season This weekend the women and men’s soccer teams took on Holland College at Barker Street Field. The women put up a great fight, but ended up losing 6-0, continuing a rough season of no wins. Still, the team is in a rebuilding phase [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Stephanie Fauquier &#8211; The Aquinian The men’s soccer team battled Holland College this weekend at Barker Street Field, and tied the game, despite putting up a good fight. “The season has been going and this game was great, because we didn’t get scored on for one,” said captain Brandon Wile. “Our confidence was really low [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dr. R. McLeod &#8211; Special to the Aquinian Everyone knows the saying &#8211; as a freshman, you will gain 15 pounds! But, does that have to be the case? Obesity is a major health issue in Canada. In 2004, the Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition (CCHS) reported that over 50% of Canadians were overweight. Furthermore, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Stew Corbett &#8211; The Aquinian Six new players will skate with the Lady Tommies this season at the LBR. The team hopes to build on the success of last season, where they finished third with a 14-5-5 record, including an impressive 8-1-4 clip after Christmas. The new players will help fill the holes up front [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Six new players will skate with the Lady Tommies this season at the LBR. The team hopes to build on the success of last season, where they finished third with a 14-5-5 record, including an impressive 8-1-4 clip after Christmas. The new players will help fill the holes up front left by forwards Ashley Duguay [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Before I begin I just have to do some house cleaning with a reply to the no2010.com blog. Over the weekend a reader named Jordan sent me an essay by the group Strax.  Strax is a UNB/STU social justice and student power organization. His article was further pushing the point that the 2010 Olympic Games [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Is The Young and the Restless making you feel old and sleepy? Not enough melodrama in Days of our Lives? Then you should try paying attention to Canadian politics. Except for the sex, alien abductions, and attractive young people, it might as well be a soap opera. Consider the following. Michael Ignatieff, the suave man-of-the-world, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today, around 3:30pm, the university notified students that a bear cub was spotted on campus last night. The Department of Natural Resources has been notified. The email that was sent out reminds students to keep the campus clean of food and garbage so that wildlife isn&#8217;t attracted.  It also says: &#8220;If you do meet up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today I would like to talk about a few things: Graydon Nicholas, a Maliseet from the Tobique reserve who is set to succeed Herménégilde Chiasson as Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. The second is a bad transition into the sticky topic of Natives and the law. After visiting Harper&#8217;s website I learned that Nicholas was at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>First day of classes kicked my ass. Starting the school year with a 9 a.m. class was a mistake. I live on Smythe, so the 20-minute walk (I forgot my student ID when I moved up, and had to drop $10 for a new one this afternoon) to school swiftly chopped my eager learning mood. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>So, A few weeks back there was a piece on the news (APTN National News &#8211; which from now on is what I mean when I say &#8216;news&#8217;) about a reserve in Manitoba that had an outbreak of H1N1. In fact, there was an H1N1 threat to many Northwestern reservations. First Nations national Chief Shawn [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hello, I love you An open letter to the owner of this car: I don&#8217;t know who you are, but I love you. We could have a spring wedding, and drive this rainbow vehicle of love across the continent, spreading smiles and joy to all we meet. We could set up a helium tank in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Greetings readers. Today I am sitting at my laptop after a walk around town. I hadn&#8217;t taken much notice of posters around the city, usually none of them spark my interest, until today. On my walk to the grocery store I noticed a poster that declared, &#8220;No Olympics on stolen Native land!&#8221; I made a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Everybody’s Cumin Over Samosas One of the things you will notice upon moving to Fredericton is that samosas are very readily accessible at many convenience stores and markets. Another thing you may notice is that they’re delicious. Starting next week, An Interesting Diversion presents Samosas With An Artist, where AQ blogger Megan MacKay will feed [&hellip;]</p>