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<p>There have been lots of papers and stickers going around campus about a book and lecture meeting about “Harper’s Crimes”. Unfortunately I was busy the day of the meeting, so I was unable to attend. Thankfully though, while I was in a washroom, a strategically placed sticker alerted me to the existence of a website [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In my collection of photos from a cultural trip to China in 2004, there’s one that’s most important to me. A single shot amongst 578. Shot on the Great Wall of China, it’s of five young Chinese students, four girls and one boy, playing a hand of 31’s. This photo was my alibi while a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On my first day of fourth grade, I was struck by how squat Miss Ramage was. She couldn’t have been more than five feet tall, and she had one of those stomachs that you had to tuck into your pants like it was a fleshy shirttail. She also had a fat face, but her face [&hellip;]</p>

<p>There’s so much about sports that’s mental. Whether you realize it or not you probably have a pre-game routine that helps you prepare. Maybe you eat certain things, you listen to certain music, you pray&#8230; Whatever you do it puts you in the right state of mind to do your best. Unfortunately, sometimes your pre-game [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Felix Baumgartner captured the world’s attention when he free fell to Earth from 39 kilometres above it. At least, he had our attention for a moment. “This is going to be one of those times that you remember where you were when it happened,” said a friend. He watched it on cable television while I [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In a much-publicized storm of controversy, Michael Bloomberg, mayor of New York, declared a ban on enormous soft drinks.  In September, the New York City Board of health approved it.  The guidelines are that no restaurant can sell sugary drinks over 16 ounces. You can argue your freedom to drink as much Mountain Dew as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Has technology come so far, become so accessible, that young people no longer desire the freedom of the open road? “I’ve got an iPhone 4 and a MacBook Pro, but I don’t have my license,” says first-year St. Thomas student Alexandra Van Rijn. Van Rijn, better known as Addi, works at McDonalds in Oromocto. She [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Rain poured from the heavens, drenching the red dirt road. The tires of the 20-year-old Land Rover were barely turning as they trudged through the soggy streets. I sat squished between two middle-aged Congolese men as we tried to beat morning rush-hour traffic in Bukavu, Eastern Congo. A line of vehicles twisted for kilometres up [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Just because Halloween is on Wednesday, doesn’t mean you still can’t pull together a costume on the fly. Assembling a last minute look can be easy, as long as you have an open mind and a little imagination.  For those who find themselves in such a predicament, here are some dos and don’ts to steer [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As the seasons change many people are revelling at the beauty of fall; the air is brisk and the trees are decorated with red and yellow leaves. It really is a beautiful time of the year, but with it comes the threat of sickness. Flu season isn’t enjoyable for anyone; there are runny noses to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Last week, The Aquinian published an article titled ‘Girls just wanna have sex’. On my first read through, I jumped to a lot of conclusions about what it was saying. On my second and third reads, I was able to remove my shock and disagreement with the headline from what the article said. I agree [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Globe and Mail’s Leslie Beck mused last week on the effects of our sedentary lifestyle. The American Institute for Cancer Research claims eating well, working out, and taking our vitamins is no longer enough to ward off the dreaded disease. Apparently, the more we sit, the more likely we are to get cancer. While [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Oct. 16, The Aquinian published a story (“Vice President student life resigns”) on the resignation Nicole Pozer. The official statement was that Pozer’s resignation was due to “personal reasons.” TheAQ’s students’ union reporter, Meredith Gillis, had reason to believe there was more to the story, asked tough questions and wrote the story on what [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hello, I would like to make a comment about the article written about my resignation. The reason for my resignation had absolutely nothing to to with the pranks that were pulled in the office. Although it is true that they happened, they were harmless and in good fun. I was not the only one to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Dear Students, I’m sure you’ve heard a lot this week about how the “STUSU hates the Aquinain” and vice versa. I’m here to say: that’s not true. This whole thing has certainly got out of hand, and at the root of it, there is certainly a strong emotional factor. Feelings have been hurt on both [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Heavy rains continue to pound the city of Fredericton. The result is several roadways being flooded. The Westmorland Street Bridge was temporarily closed by City Police as road crews cleared large amounts of water from the North side on ramp. The bridge has since reopened. Police are asking motorists to exercise extreme caution during this rainfall. Recently [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about ‘the heat of the moment’. It’s often one of the most accepted excuses a person can use; “I only did that because of the heat of the moment.” But with every action you take you contribute to your character. Life doesn’t really have opt-out moments. It can be [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The best time of the year to be a student-athlete is what I like to call “Midterm Season.” Throughout my four years at St. Thomas I have noticed that there is always that two to three week period where midterms and assignments take over. This is a crucial time for your life as a student [&hellip;]</p>

<p>I can remember how cold the room felt. How improbable the sensation was when thinking about the warm night air outside. Maybe it was just a trick my mind was playing on me to justify my shaking, but I knew the tremors had nothing to do with the temperature in the room. I sat on [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Kiss fans must make a decision. Do they want to stay in the Kiss Army, or not? No matter what this band does for them there’s still no way to keep them satisfied. After close to 40 years of making music, it seems that the rock band Kiss can’t do anything to escape some of [&hellip;]</p>