I am a woman, and I have been a victim of sexual assault. I saw Josiah’s tweet regarding the Steubenville verdict and did it offend me? No. What I thought of when I read it was how he had meant [...]
Winston Churchill once said: “Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.” This means that although it is not very good, it is better than those that [...]
Directors of Atlantic University Sport, I’m writing to you as the incoming editor-in-chief of The Brunswickan, UNB’s student newspaper, and as the sports director for CHSR 97.9FM, student radio. First off, I’d like to congratulate you on another successful Atlantic [...]
Through the east-facing windows of my tiny country kitchen, a brilliant beam of light is showering down across my pale linoleum floor. Its once-white appearance has been faded with the marks of both time and love, but on this day, [...]
This past week, two prominent Conservative cabinet ministers (Bernard Valcourt and Keith Ashfield) came back to New Brunswick to promote the federal budget. Valcourt ran into trouble in Northern NB, when an 18-year-old man challenged him on the recent changes [...]
So, whatever happened to the steering committee that was going to consult with the campus community about possible changes to the UNB Act (the legislation that governs UNB)? I remember reading, they were going to go about and get feedback [...]
There is no set curriculum across the province for how sex education should be taught in our schools. Although it is a controversial topic, it is one that very much needs to be discussed, and it needs to encompass the [...]
We are Social Work students who are gravely concerned about New Brunswick’s long-term care system. We want our work with seniors to reflect our values of respect and dignity. In his 2010 campaign platform, Premier Alward acknowledged seniors’ right [...]
It is good to be king. Over the last few decades, the position of the prime minister has been gaining power and exercising more of it over the other elected members in government. We have seen the PM use his/her [...]