We Are Passengers
A new ”affirmative action bill” is expected to be tabled by a New Brunswick advocacy group for people who are blind – called We Are Passengers – and The Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The bill is being introduced…
Canada's Oldest Official Student Publication
Canada's Oldest Official Student Publication
Joel Rumson
A Concert to Remember: Classical Guitarist Tariq Harb at UNB
Tariq Harb is one of the leading classical guitarists of his generation. After quitting his finance career at the age of 25, Harb studied the guitar with Roddy Ellias, Patrick Kearney, Jerome Ducharme, Dr. Gary Antonio, and Dr. Jeffrey McFadden.…
York Street Station: Irving’s Embarrassment, NB Liquor’s Gain
The York Street Train Station in Fredericton was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1923. The building, now operational as an NB Liquor store, holds a mysterious past relationship with Irving. An unimposing brick building with sandstone trim along…
To Grow, or Not To Grow: The Struggle of New Brunswick Farmers
Recently, citizens of Fredericton, New Brunswick may be encountering difficulties while searching for their favourite items at the grocery store. Some say the reason for this is a food shortage; The Brunswickan aims to find out whether that is true…
News Briefs February
Postmedia Acquires Irving-Owned Newspapers in New Brunswick In a deal amounting to $15.1 million, Postmedia has made arrangements with Irving to purchase their New Brunswick newspaper chain. On February 17, in a press release, Postmedia announced that they would be…
Farmers and the Changes to New Brunswick Milk Prices
Fredericton as we know it now as a white settler town really began with three families who knew their land and farmed it graciously and appreciatively. What was once only settlement of these three families, though it proclaimed exuberant soil…
The Ends of the Earth: When Paranoia Dominates and Time Flies Out the Window
From February 23-26, Theatre UNB presented The Ends of the Earth, a play written by Morris Panych. Panych is a two-time winner of the Governor General Literary Award for Drama, and was joined by director Len Falkenstein, Director of Drama…
Learning History Creatively: Students Celebrating Black History Month with Pressto
As we continue to celebrate and learn about Black History Month this year, The Brunswickan met with Ms. Desiree Sparks to talk about how she approaches Black History Month and celebrates Black history in her classroom. Sparks is a teacher…
Pixels and Pints: Eighty Three Arcade Bar Comes to Fredericton
A sensational combination has come to the streets of downtown Fredericton: vintage video games and alcoholic beverages. Eighty Three Arcade Bar opened in December on King Street and boasts several walls of old arcade games (including Asteroids and Pac Man),…
New Brunswick Artist Kurtis Knappe’s Video Featured in Ed Sheeran’s New Song
For more than a week, UNB students and staff have been raving non-stop about the university’s short appearance in Ed Sheeran’s “The Joker And The Queen,” featuring Taylor Swift. The footage was a beautiful drone clip that overlooks the campus…