La Masquarada: Multicultural Society Gala a Success
On Saturday, Jan. 24th, UNBSJ’s Multicultural Society (MCS) hosted their annual Gala at Grand Hall uptown.
If you are wondering what the Multicultural Society is, it’s a society that encourages relationships and the understanding of different cultures within the university.
The La Masquarada gala is the...
NB Tuition Rebate Program Cancelled
On Tuesday, Mar. 2nd, New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant and Liberal Finance Minister Roger Melanson announced what the 2015-16 budget would entail.
Some of the highlights of the budget include cutting 249 teaching jobs, closing courts in rural areas of New Brunswick, increasing taxes on...
Students’ Representative Council: Pre-election talk and the Green Society
Students’ Representative Council (SRC) meetings tend to be about the typical goings-on of its relation to clubs and societies on campus. In general, these conferences discuss financial management and event coordination, but it’s in these meetings that the student body is represented by fellow...
UNB Saint John E-waste recycle drive.
This Saturday, September 17 marks the 3rd annual electronics recycling day at the UNB Saint John campus.
Volunteers from the Saint John Fire Department will be loading a transport truck full of old electronics that are taking up space in homes, dorm rooms, trunks and...
Brace yourself: SRC Elections are coming
Thats right folks it's that time of year again, when students who want to step-up and get involved with the Students Representative Council do so by asking their fellow classmates to get out and vote for them.
Nominations are set to open on Monday, February 29, giving...
Jack.org at UNBSJ organizes holiday sponsor initiative for struggling students
This year, due to the pandemic, Jack.org's UNBSJ Chapter will be receiving donations which will go to students struggling over the holidays.
Sponsor a Seawolf initiative
The “Sponsor a Seawolf” holiday initiatives encourages people to donate diverse items for isolated students and students that might be...
Saint John joins the “Race to Zero” environmental campaign
This month, the City of Saint John joined the “Race to Zero” environmental campaign.
After the motion was brought up in October by Councillor-at-Large Brent Harris, the pledge to join the environmental campaign was adopted.
Saint John is the second city in Atlantic Canada to join...
Vox Coffee House
This year commemorates not only UNBSJ’s 50th anniversary, but also the 13th publication of the Vox Student Arts Annual. Vox, as a part of the Lorenzo Society— which does the reading, music, and arts series—publishes a book of student-only artwork, poetry, and prose every...
Op-Ed: Iggy Dedam, A Mi’kmaq man, was shot during an RCMP “Wellness Check”
On Sunday, September 9th, the RCMP was called to Graham Road Elispogtog for a wellness check, after reports were made of a man carrying weapons with the intent to hurt himself. When the police arrived, Mr. Dedam was in mental distress. A taser was...
Library Late Fees Causing Frustration for Students
Over the past year, many students have received high late fees for items they borrowed from the Hans W. Klohn Commons.
With some as high as $200, it has become a cause for concern among students borrowing the library’s materials.
For ordinary items, such as...