SJRHF hosts “The Give” to raise money for neurosurgery: Fundraising attempts could benefit 4,000 New Brunswickers
The Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation (SJRHF) is in the midst of its annual fundraiser. The Give is a fundraiser that procures much needed resources for different departments at the Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH), located right next to UNBSJ. This year, the focus...
History Society predicting a successful pub-crawl: Group’s future plans resting on event turnout
The History Society at UNBSJ is finishing off the school year on a high note with its annual pub-crawl on Friday, March 22.
The festivities begin at 7:00 p.m. at Colonel Tuckers where the first round of drinks can be purchased. Students attending will then...
Stressed out about upcoming exams? A little stress is healthy
With final exams fast approaching, students are finding themselves under a lot of stress. Stress can be a good thing to motivate us but it’s easy to let it get the best of you. Here are some tips to prevent exam stress from becoming...
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...
Honours degrees a great option for students serious about grad school: A chance to dive deeper into what you love
With the 2013-2014 academic timetable up and running, many students are starting to think about what sort of options they have for next year.
While some students may choose to pick a minor with a single major, a double major or any variation of the...
How eating habits can affect your ability to perform: Food for thought
On March 13, counsellors from UNBSJ were outside Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre offering information on nutrition and healthy eating on campus. They used interactive games and the promise of prizes to get students thinking: why should we pay close attention to what we eat?
What...
Sexual health poster creates controversy: Comments on a Chlamydia Awareness Week ad
It would seem that students and the administration are at odds surrounding a poster incident here on campus last week.
As a way to promote Chlamydia Awareness Week, Students’ Representative Council (SRC) VP Social, Jen Brown, designed a poster encouraging students to get tested for...
UNBSJ’s excursion to Elmhurst Outdoors: Students learn how maple syrup is made
On March 16 and 23, students from UNBSJ and Saint John College went to Elmhurst Outdoors on the Kingston Peninsula for a tour of their maple sugar plant and a lunch of pancakes and sausage with homemade maple syrup.
Elmhurst Outdoors is a family-run operation...
Students’ Representative Council election speeches
Elections speeches took place on the March 14 in the Whitebone Lounge. The candidates spoke in the following order: Chris Mahar, Marion Westgate, Jen Brown, Jon Cogger, Ashley Macosky and Mosab Alhabshi.
The event was broadcasted to the Local FM 107.3 radio station and has...
Students’ Representative Council Elections: Lindsay Clifford running for business representative
1. There’s so much I could say about myself, so why not cut it down a little into a good old-fashioned acrostic poem?!
Likeable, or so I like to think
Individual, I’m nobody else but me
Nice, not mean!
Delightful, always joyful
Social, a butterfly...
Approachable, frequenter of the commons
Yolo......