Saturday, April 27, 2024

Saint John’s Chop Chop event is back

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Saint John isn’t always thought of as being a top destination for fine dining, but many of the local chefs and restaurant owners want to change that. Food enthusiasts can get excited, the autumn tradition, Chop Chop is returning! During this gastronomic event, chefs from...

2020 UNB Fall Convocation to go virtual

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Though initially planned to be in-person, both UNB campuses’ fall convocations will be held virtually, as announced on October 8. Both Saint John's and Fredericton’s ceremonies will now be held on Saturday, November 7. Important information for graduates If you are interested to know who will...

Real Campus counselling program cancelled as of September 1

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On August 30, Real Campus sent an email and made social media posts advising that their mental health program would be cancelled as of the following day, September 1. UNB Saint John signed on to this program in the fall of 2019 to expand its...

UNBSJ faculty members partake in calling campaign for prospective students

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On January 15 as a warm welcome to future UNBSJ students, the UNBSJ Deans of Science, Applied Science and Engineering (SASE), Arts, and Business, alongside other faculty members and colleagues, took part in an organized calling campaign for prospective students. This event gave students the opportunity to get familiar with a place...

COMMON CAUSES ~ WHO WE ARE ~ WHAT’S AT STAKE

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Common Causes is an assembly of social movements dedicated to defending democracy, social justice, the environment and human rights in the face of an all-out assault by the Harper government.  On September 13, 2012, 47 diverse regional and national organizations came together to share...

Demon House review: An Xbox Live Indie Marketplace game

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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...

UNB Saint John to host Indigenous film festival

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Beginning on Thursday, September 23, the Lorenzo Society, UNB-SRC, and Eastern Circle Saint John are hosting a film festival that will screen three different Indigenous films at different locations until November 25. According to the Dean of Arts Heidi MacDonald, there will be a discussion...

Ask the librarian anything: I probably don’t know the answer … but I know how to find it.

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Hubert: I had dinner over the holidays with my family and my brother-in-law kept making fun of me, and it was really getting on my nerves. He can be such a jerk. The worst part about it was that I didn’t know how to...

So, what IS discrimination?

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Discrimination is a concept that is often tossed around whenever people are treated differently. It can be confusing because sometimes we treat people differently on purpose to include them fairly–like allowing students with disabilities extra time on exams to compensate for how their disability...

How to thrive at school during COVID-19

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Starting university, or any post-secondary institution for that matter, is always a big step in someone’s life. During this pandemic, that step is an even more nerve-racking and unimaginable one, because there are all sorts of new rules to contend with. Students must wear...