Fighting COVID fatigue on campus
As a new academic year dawns, one thing will remain the same: masking on campus.
Although, while looking around campus, you may be unaware that UNB will maintain the mask policy throughout this academic year.
It seems, however, that the enforcement of the policy so...
UNB is rebranding, so why can’t the SRC?
Edited: January 18th at 11:10
At the beginning of the year, the SRC (Students’ Representative Council) executives held a brainstorming session and came up with a set of “pillars” they hope will improve the effectiveness of the Student Representative Council and will serve as a...
Our top 5 stories of the semester
As the fall semester of 2022 comes to an end, we wanted to highlight our top five stories of the semester.
Op-Ed: UNBSJ students left struggling with the cancellation of the NB-EI Connect Program
Following the announcement made by the Government of New Brunswick on...
Op-Ed: A reflection on living abroad
The following article was submitted in partnership with the COM X program which gives students in Communications Studies the opportunity to work as an intern at The Baron.
According to Statistics Canada, there is approximately 3 - 5.5 million Canadians living abroad at any given...
Weekly Clubs and Societies series: Club 3:16
The Baron is hosting a weekly series introducing readers to the clubs and societies on campus here at UNB Saint John.
The Club 3:16 is a brand-new society at UNB Saint John and it focuses on bringing together students devoted to Christianity.
Society’s activities and events
The...
Weekly Clubs and Societies series: Jack.org
The Baron is hosting a weekly series introducing readers to the clubs and societies on campus here at UNB Saint John.
The Jack.org chapter works to identify and remove barriers to improve mental health in the community and on campus.
It is used to train and...
Government of New Brunswick implements new COVID-19 restrictions
On Wednesday, September 15, the provincial government announced new restrictions starting on September 22 at midnight due to rising cases in New Brunswick.
Update on restrictions
The new restrictions consist of showing proof of vaccination before entering certain businesses or attending certain events. It also includes...
What does the NB Student Alliance does for students?
*Editor's note: the following article said that the advocacy week document went to Ontario, but it in fact stayed in New Brunswick. The advocacy that the NBSA does is provincial so they advocate within province to the provincial government while the Canadian Alliance of...
Diwali: the Indian Festival of Lights
Diwali or Deepawali is one of the main Hindu festivals celebrated by Indians all over the world.
The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects them from spiritual darkness. This festival...
Op-Ed: A conversation about Bell Let’s Talk Day
Bell Let’s Talk Day has once again come and passed, and while the original mental health
initiative was started in September 2010, the campaign was launched by Bell as a mental health initiative; 13 years later, does this hashtag still hold value or has corporate advertising overshadowed...