Behind closed doors: asbestos at UNBSJ
Many students wandering the tunnel system may have taken notice of the doors marked “Danger, asbestos” under both Hazen Hall and the Ward Chipman Library. Asbestos is a known carcinogen that causes rare types of cancer such as mesothelioma and chronic diseases like asbestosis.
So...
Save the Date: UNBSJ’s Shine Day
Want to support a great cause that does not involve a bucket of ice water being dumped on your head? Search no more! This Wednesday Shine Day, an event put on by UNBSJ’s very own Shinerama organizers, will be in full swing starting at...
UNB Saint John to host Indigenous film festival
Beginning on Thursday, September 23, the Lorenzo Society, UNB-SRC, and Eastern Circle Saint John are hosting a film festival that will screen three different Indigenous films at different locations until November 25.
According to the Dean of Arts Heidi MacDonald, there will be a discussion...
A Dark Chapter Breeds a Potentially Happy Ending for WUSC
This year marks the expiration/renewal process for WUSC (World University Service of Canada) via funding through UNB. Tuesday night Students’ Representative Council (SRC) members voted on a referendum that puts WUSC on the upcoming election ballot. Ultimately it will be the students who decide...
Ramzan Kadyrov and the Russo-Ukrainian war
What separates a mob boss or cartel leader from the ruler of a nation? A people? Where is the line drawn between the ordered chaos of criminal rule and the institutional governance of law and order? In many instances, these lines are blurred.
They are...
UNB-SRC launches Creativity Week
From November 22 to November 26, the UNB-SRC is offering activities for students during their Creativity Week.
List of activities
One of the activities is a scavenger hunt on Goosechase sponsored by the UNB Alumni, which starts on Monday, November 22 and will go throughout the...
UNBSJ Student Concert
On Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m, The Lorenzo Society and UNBSJ’s SRC held a Student Music Concert in Hazen Hall Lecture Theatre. The event was hosted by Amanda Hebert and had over 100 people in attendance. The audience was treated to songs performed...
Nothing Like a Good Book, or Twenty: The Fred Donnelly Memorial Book Sale
On Monday, Feb. 2nd, the Ward Chipman Library was the center of activity on campus.
Students, faculty, and members of the UNBSJ and greater Saint John community were buying books by the box-load, all in memory of the late Dr. Fred Donnelly, a beloved...
How’s your housing? UNB-SRC collaborate with UTILE for housing survey
The UNB-SRC and the Student Housing Implementation Working Group (UTILE) have partnered up and created a survey to document the housing situation of students in Canada.
Housing survey
The data will be used by the SRC to better understand the challenges students face regarding housing.
According to...
UNB Saint John Reacts to the American Election
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No matter what conspiracies and loopholes you may have read about on your Facebook news feeds, Donald...