Weekly Briefs: Oct. 11-17

Push-back date for winter break

St. Thomas University Students’ Union president Sarah Kohut went to senate where the push-back date was approved for winter break. The first day back after the break will be on Jan. 11 to account for students who need to self-isolate.

David Coon virtual office hour

St. Thomas University Students’ Union vice-president education said STU and University of New Brunswick students have the opportunity to virtually meet with Fredericton-South MLA David Coon every Monday from 12 to 1 p.m. The Zoom link can be found on the STUSU Facebook page.

Naloxone kit training

St. Thomas University Students’ Union vice-president student life Kyle McNally said naloxone kit training is available to students on Oct. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. Email su_vpsl@stu.ca to reserve a space.

Coffee house moved online

St. Thomas University Students’ Union off-campus representative Sydney Shelley said the coffee house scheduled for Oct. 23 is being moved to a virtual event due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the province. Videos can be sent to off-campus representative Kathleen Jones on Facebook by Oct. 21 to participate.

Off-campus Halloweek

St. Thomas University Students’ Union off-campus representative Sydney Shelley said the week of Halloween will be a virtual theme week. Oct. 26 is the first theme day with meme Monday, then Tuesday will have students show off their jack-o-lanterns, Wednesday will be black and orange day, Throwback Thursday and freaky Friday. You can enter on Instagram with the hashtag OCHalloweek.

These briefs were originally published in The Aquinian on Oct. 19, 2020.