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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”

In the rubble of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, a book was found belonging to a victim of the Iranian plane crash, Forough Khadem, that she was supposed to give a talk on nine days later. Khadem’s name in Persian means sparkle in the eye or candlelight.  “The sparkle in our eyes is gone foreverContinue reading ““The sparkle in our eyes is gone forever”: UNB holds vigil to honour victims of Iranian plane crash”

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”

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”

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”