Thursday, March 28, 2024

The Promise Partnership: Working to build a better Saint John

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What is it? The Promise Partnership is a community outreach program designed to connect UNB Saint John with the surrounding community to help combat the effects of poverty. This not only helps change the lives of students, but also provides personal growth and a fulfilling...

New UNB Saint John residence to open in November

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The new residence building is due to open next month. Read on to find out the story behind it and the new features it will have.  Origin of the residence's name  The new residence is named after Dr. Barry Beckett and Flora Beckett, two professors that...

OPINION: ‘You people’ are wrong about Don Cherry and Jess Allen

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All at once, on Remembrance Day of all days, Canada seemed to forget that we have larger issues, like access to clean drinking water, poverty and homelessness, and the global climate crisis. Instead, many rallied together to fight over a less important issue: comments...

Be informed this Suicide Awareness Month

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September is recognized as Suicide Prevention Awareness month in Canada. According to the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, every day 200 people will attempt to die by suicide, and ten will succeed.  Suicide is currently ranked in Canada as the ninth leading cause of death,...

Orange Shirt Day commemorates residential school victims

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This Monday, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Its purpose is to bring awareness to the residential school systems that existed in Canada until the 1990’s, and the loss of culture, various forms of abuse, and trauma that they caused to many...

Eventful weekend for the Seawolves basketball teams

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A busy weekend of basketball started on Saturday, February 15, with the UNBSJ Seawolves facing the Crandall University Chargers.  The women tipped off at 12 p.m., with the men following at 2 p.m. The Seawolves lead the entire game, landing a final score of 81-45....

Travel this summer while earning credits toward your degree

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The summer abroad program offers a wide variety of destinations with course selection in multiple disciplines including bio-medical, nursing, business, history, and political science.  The programs run for up to four weeks through partner institutions abroad. UNB Saint John works with these institutions to ensure...

Exams got you down? Therapy animals will be on campus soon

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Count yourself lucky because, on Monday, December 2, therapy dogs will be on campus! The UNBSJ Campus Ministry decided to bring the therapy dogs back to provide some pre-exam stress relief and promote taking healthy studying breaks. The animals are coming from Therapeutic Paws...

OPINION: Why do some stories get covered while others don’t?

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With so much happening all over the world, how does the media pick which stories to cover? How come some small things get so much coverage, while other, larger issues are seemingly ignored? One media theory proposes eight different factors that influence a story’s...

OPINION: Dr. Phil is an entertainment show, not a counselling show

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I hardly ever watch television, but a while ago I turned on the TV just to see what was on and found myself watching an episode of Dr. Phil. I found that while the show advertises itself as being a counselling session that gets...