Weekly Briefs

<p>Alcohol policy Off-campus representative Megan Cormier expressed concerns about the alcohol policy&#8217;s plan to eliminate energy drinks at the Student Union Building and price fix alcoholic drinks. She said to get rid of energy drinks is to get rid of a social area for those who don&#8217;t drink. As for price-fixing, Cormier said it doesn&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Funding applications approved St. Thomas University vice-president administration Matt Oram said the St. Thomas University Student Union finance committee approved two $100 applications, one for The French Society and one for Help Desk coordinator Sam Arthurs&#8217; volunteer appreciation party. Hispanic Society St. Thomas University vice-president administration Matt Oram said the governance committee received constitutions from [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Advocacy Week St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond was the lead on two out of the three of the New Brunswick Student Alliance’s Advocacy Week priorities from Nov. 11 to 15. He wrote a letter highlighting the NBSA’s advocacy priorities so students can send that letter to their elected officials. Raymond was the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>President announcements St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond said he has decided to establish monthly meetings with St. Thomas University vice-president academic and research Kim Fenwick to facilitate communication between the STUSU and the administration. Alcohol policy at Cellar Pub and Grill and Social Club St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Get Out the Vote pledges St. Thomas University Students’ Union vice-president education Ailish-Mackenzie Foley said 677 students from STU pledged to vote. She hasn’t heard back from the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations on whether they received the most pledges campus wide in Canada. President announcements St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Husoni Raymond said [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Funding approval and club constitution review St. Thomas University Students’ Union vice-president administration Matt Oram said the governance and finance committee met with two social work students to approve a funding request to go to Romania to present research at the Social Work International Conference. It also reviewed a club application from the French Society [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Experiential learning  Husoni Raymond, president of the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union, met with Jessica Hughes, Experiential Office manager, to discuss innovation jam, a workshop to train students on problem-solving and experiential learning, in partnership with Venture for Canada. Ailish MacKenzie-Foley, vice-president education, said the New Brunswick Student Alliance will be auditing experiential learning in [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Enrolment As of Sept. 3, St. Thomas University has 2016 students enrolled in its courses. This is an increase of about 10 students from last year and there has been a slight increase in the student population for the past four years. Numbers might be affected when students who have signed up for courses don&#8217;t [&hellip;]</p>

<p>UPass fee change A new agreement on increasing the fee for student UPasses, the bus pass, has been reached as part of the city&#8217;s 10-year transit plan. At the March 31 student representative council meeting, 11 councillors voted in favour of raising the UPass fee from $85.96 to $90.56 for the next academic year. St. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Resignation St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union sexuality and gender diversity representative Sara Nason sent in their resignation via email, to be read aloud at the student representative council meeting on March 24. Nason walked out of the SRC meeting on March 17 during a discussion between the council and those, including themselves, about universal free tuition. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The Politics of Twin Peaks Human rights professor Amanda DiPaolo and communications professor Jamie Gillies are hosting a book launch for The Politics of Twin Peaks, a book they edited. The book investigates how the television show Twin Peaks considers American politics and the American identity. The launch is March 22 at 2:30 p.m. in the Brian [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Words for Change workshop  STU Sustainability will be hosting their first Words for Change workshop on Feb. 27 at 11:30 a.m.  on campus. The workshop is about the Sisson Project and its impact on First Nations communities. The Sisson Mine is an open-pit of tungsten and molybdenum located in New Brunswick near Napadogan, Juniper and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>New courses Two new courses were approved including FNAR-1733: Introduction to Musical Theatre and FNAR-1743: Musical Literacy for Actors and Dancers. HMRT-1003: Introduction to Human Rights was also approved as a three-credit course. New awards Three new awards were approved including the School of Education Bursary, the St. Thomas University Entrance Award for Outstanding Scholar [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Open letter to SRC Fourth-year student Ariel Ottens read an open letter to the Student Representative Council at St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union Feb. 10 meeting, expressing frustration with STUSU for its “complacency and inactions.” The letter was brought forward by Ottens and third-year student Naomi Gullison. “We ask that you listen with an open [&hellip;]</p>

<p>STUSU merchandise Brianna Workman, president of the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union, has been working with Autumn Lawrence, the director of communications for STUSU, to create clothing and merchandise. Workman said there should be mock-ups ready for the student representative council to try. Workman hopes that STUSU merchandise will eventually be available to the student [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Off-campus representative resigns Marlyne Vanderlee, an off-campus representative for the St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union, resigned. Vanderlee sent in her resignation to be read aloud at the student representative council meeting on Jan. 27. &#8220;Due to a recent opportunity with a job, I will now be working full-time and as such will not be able [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Environmental speaker series The Students for Sustainability club is working on developing an environmental speaker series on campus. They&#8217;re in the process of finding speakers. The club is hoping to organize a sustainability conference for Atlantic post-secondary students to attend in the next school year. Self-defence course Graci Young, St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union first-year [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Two clubs given ratified status  Two clubs have been given ratified status by the governance committee: the Queer and Allied People Society and the UNB Ski and Snowboard Club. Q&amp;A hasn&#8217;t been operating since March 2018 because they didn&#8217;t finish the end-of-term elections. As a ratified club, Q&amp;A aims to continue providing support, education, advocacy and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Winter Formal  The annual Winter Formal will take place on Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Fredericton Convention Centre. For STU students, advanced tickets are $10 and $15 at the door. For the general public, advanced tickets are $15 and $20 at the door. Advanced tickets are available at the Help Desk in James [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Volunteers needed The 203 Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity in the Student Union Building is seeking volunteers. Students interested can contact Sarah Kohut, St. Thomas University Students&#8217; Union&#8217;s social inclusion representative or the centre. The centre is also looking for donations of essentials like shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hair brushes, mittens, hats, pyjamas and more [&hellip;]</p>