Titanic, Myth, and Memory
Students, professors and administration of UNB Saint John filled into Oland Hall for the W.C. Desmond Pacey Memorial Lecture on March 18.
William Cyril Desmond Pacey was a renowned scholar, teacher, writer and advocate of the arts. Desmond Pacey maintained various professional and administrative positions...
A S.U.R.E. Success
A new club on campus this year, Students United in Respect and Equality (S.U.R.E.), was created by student Jessica Harrison-Brown and her friends to show that all people should be accepted as equals.
The club’s biggest event of the year, the First Steps Benefit Concert,...
Confronting our own boundaries
Recently I was walking in the back entrance of the Student Centre and I saw a person unloading some heavy, blue coolers. My initial thought was “Oh, that looks heavy! I should ask to see if she wants a hand.”
Almost immediately, I thought “No,...
The making of a president
Anybody elected to a position of power on the UNB Saint John Students’ Representative Council is entrusted with improving student life, making policy changes and being available to others. Ashley Macosky, the president of the SRC, is aware of the duties and responsibilities that...
The courage to say no, yes to self-care and a Pope
Sometimes having courage means taking a step back from the many activities and roles we have in life. A year ago on Friday, Feb. 28, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI stepped down as the leader of 1.2 billion Catholics worldwide.
What can we as students learn...
Sex Toy Bingo at UNB Saint John
On Tuesday, Feb. 11, the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and UNB Saint John Sexual Health Centre hosted Sex Toy Bingo as a part of their Sex Week festivities. The sensual event took place in the appropriately named Whitebone Lounge, where over one hundred students...
Wolf of Wall Street is a howling good time
Films based on real people are often subject to scrutiny over their accuracy – the artistic license taken with the story and what either did or didn’t happen. Several movies tend to be criticized for fictionalizing what purports to be “a true story” and...
All-nighter to raise awareness of women’s issues
FEM is a group of 12 girls working to raise awareness of sexual assault and rape culture in Saint John.
With an assault rate 132 per cent higher than the national average, FEM was created to bring awareness to such a serious issue.
FEM has been...
Roger’s broadcast control of NHL unhealthy for professional sports in Canada
Jessie Colautti - The Fulcrum (University Of Ottawa)
On the morning of Nov. 26, Rogers Communications Inc. purchased the exclusive broadcasting rights to all National Hockey League games in Canada for the next 12 years, effective at the start of next season.
The deal shuts out...