Saint John’s first Happy Hour Club event was a great success
On November 7, the Happy Hour Club put on an event at Gahan House with a focus for women to make meaningful connections with other women. This event allowed women to mingle, to discuss social and professional interests, network, connect with new people, and...
United Way campaign is making local issues #UNIGNORABLE
Each year the University of New Brunswick partners with United Way in Saint John, Kings County, and Charlotte County regions in working towards bettering our community.
United Way puts on a yearly campaign intending to help children from low-income families achieve success. This campaign seeks...
Campus trails to get a makeover
Have you heard of the trails behind campus? They're beautiful and they're getting a makeover.
Last week, the SRC was approved to begin updating the trails, making them more accessible to the community. The trails, which are in use by ecology and science students,...
How to not die on your night out
For as long as university students have partied, there have been tips and guidelines. There are the obvious ones like designated drivers, buddy systems, and ways to cure a hangover.
We want to address some other ones. It is
important to have life-saving advice...
Students support True Colours
UNBSJ’s True Colours held their first event of the semester last Friday night, an LGBTQ2+ Mixer at Colonel Tucker’s campus bar. It was a fun-filled event with snacks, card games, and a photo booth.
Attendees
wore rainbow leis and competed in water pong. They also...
Global Brigades volunteer opportunities
The Global Brigades is a student-led, initiative organization composed of dedicated individuals who share a passion for making the world a better place. They approach this by addressing global problems, such as economic and health disparities, found in many regions of the world.
The program...
True Colours first fun-filled event
True Colours is a student-led campus group that prides itself in creating a safe, comfortable environment for the LGBTQ2+ community and allies.
This year, their first event is a mixer in Colonel Tucker’s campus bar on October 4 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
This...
What’s your story? An anonymous submission
Over the next couple weeks, The Baron will be highlighting some students’ mental health stories and their experiences to help bring awareness to mental illness, its many different forms, prevalence, and surprising solutions. The following story was submitted anonymously.
One of the scariest things in...
What does Saint John have to offer you? Everything.
Whether you are a newcomer or a local, during a long
semester of work it can be hard to find sources of fun. At first glance, Saint
John looks like your typical small town, but with a little digging, you will
find that there is a lot...
Lorenzo Society readings this week
Emily Davidson, Lift
The Lorenzo Society, alongside the UNB
Alumni Association, will be presenting a live reading by Emily Davidson
featuring her newly published collection of poetry, Lift.
The reading will be taking place at the
BMO Theatre, 112 Princess Street, at 7:30 p.m. and is open to the...