Sustainability month at UNB
Contrary to popular belief, sustainability isn't just planting trees and recycling. Sustainability incorporates a wide variety of elements such as social development and economic costs.
According to UNB, they understand and accept the responsibility as an institution of educators, researchers, passionate students and community members...
Tips on Studying for Exams
It doesn’t matter if you are a first-year student or about to graduate, studying for exams can be a painful and incredibly stressful experience. With that in mind, the Baron has compiled some helpful tips on how to manage stress and study for upcoming...
Vox unleashes students’ inner artists
In today’s society, creating art is not limited to painting a portrait and hanging it in a museum.
On Thursday, April 10, the UNBSJ Vox hosted a coffeehouse at the Magnolia Café on Prince William Street. Nearly seventy people crammed into the establishment at tables,...
Res Review: Don’t You Forget About Me
I recently had the unfortunate and embarrassing experience of locking myself out of my room. For most people, the option of calling your roommate is there, but since I don’t have a roommate, I had to call the RA phone.
Though locking yourself out of...
Post-secondary student homelessness research conducted by UNB Saint John professor
Eric Weissman, a social sciences professor at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, is the principal investigator of the post-secondary student homelessness research.
Development of research
For five years, Weissman and his research team consisting of professor Rebecca Schiff from Lakehead University, professor Jeannette...
WUSC 2012-2013
By Brenna Farren
As the 2012-2013 school year draws to a close, WUSC UNBSJ would like to take the opportunity to look back on all that has happened and also to thank those who have shown us their amazing support.
In the fall of 2013, World...
Japanese Cuisine: Miso
Hello. My name is Marika, and I’m an international undergraduate student from Japan. Each week, I will write a column sharing aspects of my Japanese culture. For each column, I will focus on an example of either Japanese foods or celebrations in order to...
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...
What to do when the condom breaks: A look at Plan B
Stephanie Totten
You're caught up in the throes of passion and the unthinkable happens: the condom breaks. You were responsible enough to slap on a rubber in the first place, but you realize now your efforts are in vain as thoughts of a screaming infant...
World Hijab Day at UNBSJ
Nazma Khan grew up in the Bronx, New York City, where she experienced
discrimination due to her hijab.
So, in 2013, she figured the only way to end this discrimination was to ask her fellow sisters to experience hijab themselves. Impassioned by this idea, Khan used her experience...