Kingsman is a fast-paced, hilarious adventure
Spy-based movies tend to fall into two categories: the action-packed, gritty violent genre or the humorous, whimsical sort. While the James Bond series has alternated from tough to tongue-in-cheek, it has inspired the Bourne series, the Jack Ryan franchise and even Austin Powers. Now,...
Safety of vaping becoming less cloudy
Although
they were first introduced as a “healthier” alternative to smoking, many
teenagers and young adults have given in to the vaping trend.
The appeal
of vapes amongst youth is certainly clear: juice in any flavour you can
imagine, popularized by
celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Katy Perry,...
Lorenzo Reading Series
On Tuesday, October 6, poets Ali Blythe and Peter Norman read their work in the Lorenzo Art Gallery from their recently published books of poetry, Twoism and The Gun That Starts the Race respectively.
Alison Hughes, co-ordinator of the series, began the night by stating...
The Vagina Monologues (Theatre Review)
Eve Ensler’s episodic play The Vagina Monologues held its last performance on Saturday, February 11th, 2017. Running from February 9th-11th, the show was part of the Saint John Theatre Company’s Canadian Stages Series. The Monologues have been produced for the BMO Studio Theatre’s stage...
Ask a Counsellor: How to get parents “off your case”
My whole life, my parents have really encouraged me to go into business as a Slow Breather for Breathing-impaired Stalkers. But now that I’ve started the program, I’m not so sure – and yet they are still pressuring me! What do I do to...
Truth & Fiction: Famed Donna Morrissey kicks off Lorenzo Reading Series
The Lorenzo Reading Series has an exciting year ahead, hosting 11 Canadian authors as guest readers at the UNB Saint John campus throughout the fall and winter semesters. The theme for this season’s Lorenzo Reading Series is Telling Tales: Truth & Fiction.
Debuting with author...
Annual run promotes allergy awareness
On
October 12, over 700 runners dressed head-to-toe in purple will gather in front
of Rothesay High School for the sixth annual Sweet Caroline Run.
The
run is held every Thanksgiving weekend, with all the funds going towards the
Sweet Caroline Foundation; a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting
allergy...
We’ve all been looking at It wrong
The 2017 remake of Stephen King’s classic novel It stormed in to theaters on September 8th, becoming the highest grossing horror movie of all time, bringing in a record breaking $478 million at the box office, and easily scaring away even the non-horror genre...
Campus fashion: Keeping warm in black!
As the weather gets colder, students this season are keeping warm in black. Black sweaters, leggings and boots are a common trend on campus. The most popular type of sweater is a sleek athletic sweater with a mandarin collar and centre zip down the...
Cody Hicks’ Verse the Sun and the Moon: a Review
When one thinks of East-Coast music, there’s the penchant to conjure up visions of fiddles and bagpipes and though after a conversation with Cody Hicks, one wouldn’t be surprised to find these instruments laced within the confines of his labyrinthine style, jigs and reels...