Artist Spotlight : Ben Caplan
Recently performing at Pepper’s Pub, Halifax-based folk artist, Ben Caplan, has an amazing stage presence.
Having not shaven for three years and counting, Caplan is a wild looking man, with music just as wild to accompany him. His vocal styling’s range greatly, varying from precise...
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...
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet hits the stage at Imperial Theatre: Young dancers bring Saint John a show they won’t forget
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet came to Saint John as part of its Maritime tour on Monday, Nov. 12. Saint John was the last stop on a four-city tour which included Halifax, Charlottetown and Fredericton. The company had not performed in Saint John since 2006,...
Final Lorenzo Reading Series before the holidays: Poetry reading with Susan Gillis and Stephanie Bolster
The last Lorenzo Reading Series event of the semester was a poetry reading with two Canadian poets who live, write and teach creative writing in the Montreal area. Both of these women have won numerous awards for their work, which is well-deserved based on...
Campus Fashion — Formal Wear
The most prevalent feature noticed about on campus fashion this week has
been autumn formal wear. Leather boots, moccasins and a return of UGGS have
made their cowhide presence at UNBSJ. Amidst a sea of neutral tones, suit jackets
and sweater vests have been invading male fashion....
We need more students who give a sh*t: A re-cap on Student Life at UNBSJ
During the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) meeting on Oct. 29, Jessica Barrieau (SRC Arts Representative) brought to the council’s attention that student life on campus is lacking. She was able to back up this information with the support of a survey taken by just...
Demon House review: An Xbox Live Indie Marketplace game
Sometimes you have to take a break from all of the AAA titles and enjoy a unique indie game. The Xbox Live Arcade offers a great selection of games for this purpose alone, but I often find that there are no new releases that...
Nutella hot chocolate
Nothing is more comforting than a giant mug of hot chocolate on these cold evenings. It’s super easy to mix some hot chocolate powder into some boiling water, but creamy Nutella in the form of a hot milky drink is worth the little amount...
Cultural Diversity: An Iranian student’s story
Continuing the theme of cultural diversity, I spoke with Soudeh Oladi from Iran. Soudeh is a PhD student in Education at UNB. She first came to Canada in the early 90s with her family when she was 11 years old. Her father was doing...