Content warning: This story mentions murder. A family from Red Pheasant Cree First Nation discusses how systemic racism and injustice allowed the man who killed one of their own to walk free in Cree filmmaker Tasha Hubbard’s nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up. The film originally debuted at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in TorontoContinue reading “Review: nîpawistamâsowin a heartbreaking yet important watch”
Author Archives: Hannah Rudderham
Environmental activists rally at City Hall in support of the Wet’suwet’en
Around 75 individuals gathered in front of City Hall in Fredericton on Friday in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs. The rally was organized by the environmental conservation group Extinction Rebellion. “I really feel that what’s happening up in northern B.C. is a travesty of justice,” Alex Good, an environmental activist, said. “I think it’sContinue reading “Environmental activists rally at City Hall in support of the Wet’suwet’en”
Former STU professor remembered for his campus involvement and caring personality
Rev. John Dolan, a devout Tommies fan and professor at St. Thomas University from 1987 until 2012, passed away on Feb. 5, 2020 at 88 years old. But the mark he left on one student, Mike Hanson, lives on. “He was truly one of the most genuine people that I’d ever met,” said Hanson, whoContinue reading “Former STU professor remembered for his campus involvement and caring personality”
UNB event aims to promote conversation in the Black female community
Intersectionality is a method of examining the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class and gender. It can be used to try to understand the way that women can live very different experiences, even though they’re all female-identifying. Their race, social standing and economic status all have an impact on their experience asContinue reading “UNB event aims to promote conversation in the Black female community”
Satire: Think of men this Galentine’s Day
This is a satirical article. Don’t have a partner to celebrate this Valentine’s Day with? Upset that you won’t be receiving a heart-shaped box of chocolates or a teddy bear today? Need validation and someone to take you out to a fancy dinner? Well, I would say to get over it, but according to theContinue reading “Satire: Think of men this Galentine’s Day”
UNB goes to Mars: Alumni contribute to Curiosity Rover
From collecting rocks as a toddler to studying them at age 13 and deciding she wanted to be a geologist, UNB graduate Lucy Thompson never thought she’d be working on a key instrument for the Mars rover. “I just decided that I wanted to be a geologist and I’ve never looked back,” said Thompson. “Basically,Continue reading “UNB goes to Mars: Alumni contribute to Curiosity Rover”
Ringing in 2020 without the unsustainable resolutions
From cutting out sweets to working out more, New Year’s resolutions reveal a similar pattern every year. But these resolutions are not always healthy according to UNB experts. UNB’s registered dietitian Anna Jackson said a lot of students will make big, broad promises that are not realistic. When you don’t reach your goal, you startContinue reading “Ringing in 2020 without the unsustainable resolutions”
STU Mental Health Society aims to address the elephant in the room
Double majoring in psychology and criminology, double minoring in human rights and French, founder and co-president of the STU Mental Health Society, and working three jobs—Ashley Thornton isn’t exactly what you picture when you imagine mental illness. But Thornton isn’t just battling one mental illness, she’s living with five. A Dean’s List student studying onContinue reading “STU Mental Health Society aims to address the elephant in the room”
UNB Mental Health Association wants to talk about mental health every day of the year
On one day a year, the multi-billion-dollar telecommunications company Bell Canada raises millions of dollars for mental health initiatives with Bell Let’s Talk Day, but students wish the company would walk the walk every day of the year. “I guess it just makes me really question, ‘does Bell the company really care about mental healthContinue reading “UNB Mental Health Association wants to talk about mental health every day of the year”
STU entrepreneur helps others Sync Into Clarity
St. Thomas University student Sinclair Green is in the business of retrieving souls. She began her business, Sync into Clarity, in 2016 after discovering spirituality was her passion. Now she’s helping others connect with themselves through reiki and theta healing. “I just facilitate a space for the person to kind of bring back those piecesContinue reading “STU entrepreneur helps others Sync Into Clarity”
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