The Baron saves your ass: Last minute costume guide
It’s the Thursday before halloween weekend, your shift at work just got switched and now you are free on Saturday night, WHAT DO YOU DO?!?
Just chill, really, breathe, take a breath, the Baron has you covered. Here is our list of cheap and...
Op-Ed: Is private healthcare the solution?
On November 7, 2022, the New Brunswick Health Coalition organised a rally in front of Health Minister Bruce Fitch’s office to oppose the proposal of more privatised healthcare by Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs.
Higgs Announcement
This came from Higgs announcement on October 24 where the...
A sporting goodbye: The Baron’s sports columnist says a final farewell
I've been a student at UNBSJ for five years now, but it wasn't until my fourth year that I began working for The Baron. I started out small, only writing a residence column, but I was eventually asked to fill the open position of...
Should youth be allowed to vote? Making the case for Vote 16 in Canada
The following piece was submitted by Hannah Baillie who is a Public Relations student at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Any inquiries into the contents of this article can be directed to Vote 16 via email here.
Every citizen of Canada...
Voter Turnout Disappointing
The results for the most recent SRC elections were posted earlier this week and, if you were like me, you were probably scanning to see if the candidates you voted for won.
However, if you are like me, you read the whole results page for...
Op-Ed: Much ado about gender
Recently, a controversy erupted in the Lone Star of Texas at Sherman High School. No, this was not about gun violence. Nor was it about racial violence. Rather, it concerned transgender rights and school politics, and a group of kids were unfortunately caught in...
Op-Ed: What International Francophonie Day means to me
I often reflect on how little people appreciate the Francophone culture not only in New Brunswick but across Canada. Today, on International Francophonie Day, I want to tell you about my experience as an Acadien in a predominantly Anglophone community and why I'm actively...
Faces of UNBSJ: Buddy up to Bill McLeod
Bill McLeod has been a familiar face on campus for many years now. Some students may know him as the helpful security guard while others may know him as the friendly evening cleaner on campus.
McLeod came to UNBSJ in 2006 when he was hired...
OPINION: Reading as an antidepressant
Reading books causes very different reactions in people. Books can have negative or positive side effects. Politically speaking, books are the most influential actors in human history: they have created religions, nations, and ideologies. The books of Marx and Engels alone are responsible for...
Harry Potter and the #cashcow
Let me preface this article by saying how much I love the Harry Potter franchise. Having read the books in my early twenties, I expected to simply find them amusing as children’s books, but instead, fell head over heels in love with the story....