The key to studying is all in the planning.
Dr. Kevin Bonner, director of Student Services, has taught study skills courses at UNB Saint John for 10 years. He is familiar with student’s anxieties about studying and seeks ways to help them manage the stress. He emphasizes that there is no magic key...
Kreating Conversations and SJ Suicide Prevention hosting Mental Health Coffee House
Thursday, December 9 from 6 to 9 p.m., Kreating Conversations UNBSJ and SJ Suicide Prevention are hosting a Mental Health coffee house in the Whitebone Pizzeria.
Kreating Conversations and SJ Suicide Prevention
Kreating Conversations aims to create a safe space for students who have experienced or...
Get to know the UNB-SRC: Part 1
Chris Mahar, President
LV: What is your position on the SRC?
CM: I am President of the Students Representative Council.
LV: What does that involve?
CM: President is, when you look at the president in any company, they provide leadership, and provide a clear direction for the company...
UNB Saint John hosting COVID-19 vaccine clinic
On Thursday, September 23, thanks to a partnership between the UNB Student Health Centre and Jean Coutu Pharmacy, students can receive their first or second dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Vaccination clinic
The vaccines will be administered in the Ganong...
Vox Poetry Night
With the semester coming to its close, Vox staff members are scrambling for submissions of student poetry, short stories and visual art.
With this in mind, Vox editor, Blake Ferris, and assistant editor, Jenna Albert, organized a coffeehouse on Nov. 7. Students were invited to...
Learn how to eat healthy with Laurenne Foley
The hectic lifestyle of a student often makes it difficult to eat a well-balanced diet. With processed foods cheaper and easier to prepare, many students choose less healthy meals as a way to curb their hunger. In addition, skipping meals, binge drinking, lack of...
Hooking up, f**king and the like: Are these types of relationships right for you?
Engaging in sex can be a complicated thing. While your physical self longs to do the dirty on a regular basis, your morals can sometimes get in the way.
From booty calls and one night stands to f**k buddies and friends with benefits, all of...
Getting to know your SRC: Marion Westgate, social representative: Westgate encourages UNBSJ students to get involved
If anyone were to run into Marion Westgate on campus, they’d realize almost immediately that she only runs on one gear: full speed ahead.
UNBSJ’s Social Rep is in her fourth year working on a BA/BEd with a certificate to teach English. Though she’s only...
Harassment, or freedom of speech?
Last time in this column, I talked about discrimination – what it is, and what it is not, along with some examples. I promised to talk about harassment this time, so let’s go there.
Harassment is tricky territory. While we value and protect freedom of...
Ask a Counsellor: Tips on building confidence
My hamster gave me the finger, I’m failing my Advanced Psychotropics course and the only job I can find for this summer is cutting my baby sister’s toenails – my confidence is shot! What should I do?
Regardless of our academic prowess, at some point...