Mohammed Ali Akhtar waits at a slippery Fredericton bus stop as winter conditions slow public transit across the city. (Suzanne Shah/AQ) Winter has long shaped life in New Brunswick, but for students without access to a car, the season increasingly dictates how their days are planned. Those concerns intensified after a Fredericton Transit bus slid into a ditch on Hilton Road last December during icy conditions. “I used to catch [a bus] but now … I’d be late, so I have to go o

First-year students Olivia Christie, left, and Erica Thistle, right, walk across campus. Both say the recent switch to Daylight Saving Time has affected their mood, sleep and motivation. (Credit: Brianna Lyttle/AQ) On Nov. 2, autumn Daylight Saving Time (DST) began, with citizens being asked to turn their clocks back an hour.  Sleep researchers have found negative effects from DST in terms of fatigue and motivation, with the Canadian Sleep Society recommending the abolishment