Hannah Rudderham

Concord Floral brings horror and scares to St. Thomas stage

FREDERICTON – Drugs, sex, parties, and beer bottles – things most teenagers are no strangers to. But when a dead body is added into the mix, things take a turn for the worst in Theatre St. Thomas’ first mainstage production of the season. Horror meets mystery as characters overcome struggles like bullying, disability, and fear.Continue reading “Concord Floral brings horror and scares to St. Thomas stage”

Review: Concord Floral overflows with teenage emotion

Theatre St. Thomas’ latest production Concord Floral, which ran from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in St. Thomas University’s Black Box Theatre, has the terror horror movie junkies crave, but also the emotion not many horror movies provide. The play, written by Jordan Tannahill, is about the greenhouse, where the neighbourhood teens go to smoke, drink,Continue reading “Review: Concord Floral overflows with teenage emotion”

New LGBTQ2+ group wants to bring queer visibility to campus

After a quiet year, St. Thomas University’s Queer and Allied People Society has been rebranded as Sexuality and Gender Advocacy. Steven Greer, a third-year English honours and history major student, is the external director of SAGA and last year’s co-chair for the former Q&A. They said it’s important to keep LGBTQ2+ people representation at STU. St. Thomas University Students’Continue reading “New LGBTQ2+ group wants to bring queer visibility to campus”

Students celebrate first Halloween

If you’ve heard “trick-or-treat” sung on your doorstep every Oct. 31, you’re probably from Canada, the United States or Ireland, countries that all participate in the annual costume parties, candy routes and pumpkin carving of Halloween. For some international students at St. Thomas University who didn’t grow up with the tradition, like Victor Paura, itContinue reading “Students celebrate first Halloween”

From fires and mice to everything nice

In the last academic year, Vanier Hall experienced a small fire and mice were discovered in dorm rooms. This semester, the talk of substantial renovations to St. Thomas University’s all-girl residence is instilling positivity in residents. While nothing is finalized yet, Jeffrey Carleton, STU’s associate vice-president communications, said the plans will be finalized early inContinue reading “From fires and mice to everything nice”

STUISA donates $500 to human rights cause

Fourth-year student Manuel Garcia was filled with sadness when he learned 41 girls were killed in a fire on International Women’s Day in March 2017. The girls lived in a state-run children’s home in San José Pinula, Guatemala where they were abused, raped and mistreated. The day before the fire, they protested their living conditions.Continue reading “STUISA donates $500 to human rights cause”

STU professor overseas with string quartet

Composer, pianist and St. Thomas University professor Martin Kutnowski will travel from the classroom to South America, including his native country Argentina, this fall on a tour with the Saint John String Quartet from Aug. 31 to Sept. 21. According to him, he uses the same set of skills in both situations. “What I haveContinue reading “STU professor overseas with string quartet”

Summer is heaven when you’re seven

As you get older, summer is not what it used to be. As a kid, summer always began with grading day. One of the best days of the year was when you were released from your constant stream of learning for a full two months. And not only was it the release from school, butContinue reading “Summer is heaven when you’re seven”

It’s good to be home

Here I am, two months into summer vacation and back on one of the most beautiful islands in the world. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Fredericton. The city atmosphere, the university environment of having five or six colleges in the same area, my new friends, the delicious coffee shops — the New Brunswick cityContinue reading “It’s good to be home”

The reality of life as a first-year university student

It’s hard to believe that my first year at university is almost at its end. First year has had its ups and downs, tears and smiles, calm and rage. I’ve thrown books at the wall of my dorm room and crumpled up papers with bad marks, but the ups outweighed all of the downs forContinue reading “The reality of life as a first-year university student”