Lorenzo reading series and Vox publications host coffeehouse
Around 40 people packed the Whitebone lounge on Thursday night for the first ever Vox- Lorenzo coffee house.
“There were people at every table really enjoying it,” says organizer Allison Hughes.
8 different poets presented their work with contributors from both the community and the university...
Feelings mixed over sex week event; Event described as uncomfortable and humiliating
During a week that the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) claims is supposed to be full of events promoting fun, healthy sexuality, Wednesday night’s Sex Toy Bingo appeared to have missed its mark.
Despite a packed house, multiple students were seen leaving early commenting...
Volunteers needed to help resettle refugees in Saint John
With Canada’s commitment to receiving 25,000 refugees, Saint John has had to do some more groundwork to accept the newcomers.
Part of this groundwork includes special efforts taken at the new YMCA on Churchill Boulevard. A team of very dedicated individuals have fully taken over...
SRC planning to focus on fun during Sex Week
The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) is looking make their upcoming Sex Week fun, while promoting sexual health.
Running from February 7 to 12, Sex Week is hosted at UNB Saint John, featuring events of a sexual nature, including a sex toy “bingo” night, a screening...
Out-of-province student tuition left unregulated in New Brunswick
The provincial budget released on Tuesday leaves a gaping question for out-of-province and international students in New Brunswick.
The government announced that tuition increases for New Brunswick students will be limited to increases in inflation, however it does not cap the amount of tuition for...
University funding hit in New Brunswick budget: UNB anticipates 10M shortfall next year
The provincial government released its budget today and, despite dodging large cuts, UNB will still be in the red. A grant freeze announced today will eat away at the the bottom lines of institutions across the province as inflation, combined with a lower canadian dollar, will...
CBC Radio Personality, Hance Colburne, delivers UNB Lecture
Hance Colburne, host of Information Morning Saint John on CBC Radio One, delivered a talk to approximately one hundred students from a number of classes in Ganong Hall on Thursday afternoon.
Directed at the Transformations in Media course, the aim of the talk was to introduce...
UNB Saint John promotes mental health through campus activities
With the winter months, lack of daylight, and ungodly amount of school work already upon us, the need to take care of one’s inner selves is more important than ever.
This week is Mental Health awareness week and there is plenty going on at UNB...
Howlers Closed
Though there has been no official notification given to students, the UNBSJ campus bar, Howlers, has ceased normal operating hours.
Howlers was open in the campus centre above the cafeteria at 4pm every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Cory Brown, Manager of Residence and Conference services who...
Trudeau hosting cabinet meeting in Saint Andrews.
In a press release earlier this week, the Prime Minister's Office announced that the first cabinet meeting of 2016 will take place in Saint Andrews, NB over three days, January 17 to 19.
In the press release, the Prime Minister’s office states that the meeting...