UNBSJ takes part in the Ice Bucket Challenge
Over the last few weeks, social media outlets have been blowing up with videos of people completing the ALS Ice BucketChallenge. This charitable challenge was kick started by a teen in the United States to help generate awareness for
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and since...
Appeals Committee meets on election issues
UNB Saint John’s Chief Returning Officer, Eric Ofosu-Asare met with an Appeals Committee on Monday, April 14 to determine the outcome of an appeal concerning the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) vice president external position.
Adam Smith, who ran for VP external, filed the appeal against...
Close encounters of the furry kind
Students feeling stressed look for ways to lower anxieties over the end of term and upcoming assignments. Now, there is a more “paws-on” approach to reducing stress.
On Monday, April 7, 2014, dog handlers will be bringing their four-legged companions to UNB as part of...
Student Council hosts first annual ‘Wolfies’
The Students’ Representative Council put on the first ever Wolfies on Friday, April 4th. Nominees and their guests filled into the Whitebone Lounge at 7pm. Reno Pereira hosted the event and many were in attendance—including the SRC executives as well as a representative from...
Make things happen with MakerSpace
Everything starts with a simple idea. Microsoft, Apple Computer, and Facebook all began with an individual having a basic concept in mind.
The idea of a MakerSpace on the UNBSJ campus is beginning to take shape. Innovators are looking to establish a working environment that...
UNB Saint John – Students’ Representative Council Election drama
The UNB Saint John-Students’ Representative Council (SRC) Winter 2014 Election has been a subject of great debate among candidates and UNB Saint John students alike. Rumours that some candidates were disqualified, and reinstated caused confusion among students. Finally, after some investigation, The Baron is...
What can you do in a Makerspace?
Founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, once said that his biggest fear of competition is from “someone in a garage who is devising something completely new.” His fear may extend to UNB Saint John students in the near future with the university prospecting the concept...
The vote is in
28.5 percent of students turned out for this year’s Students’ Representative Council election, which voted to elect the executive and councilors who would represent them in the coming academic year.
Elected to the president position was Chris Mahar, who beat incumbent president Ashley Macosky with...
War of the Words
Election speeches are meant to demonstrate a candidate’s abilities and strengths when he or she is running for a position of power.
The UNB Saint John Students’ Representative Council (SRC) election speeches held on Wednesday, March 12, degenerated into a heated confrontation with several remarks...
Save the Animals: UNB Saint John student Alisha Burr makes a difference
UNBSJ Nursing student, Alisha Burr has been hard at work and not just on her university assignments. Burr recently started a GoFundMe campaign called Save the Animals, a fundraiser for the Saint John SPCA and Carma Cat Rescue’s Saint John chapter.
Alisha Burr, an animal...