“Equality is clothing with a purpose,” say the co-founders of Equality Apparel, a local Moncton brand run by two sisters named Ashley and Emily. “We create aspirational clothing that has a purpose to promote equality for all.” If you’re like me, you have no problem offering up money for a good cause, especially when you’re …
The Bio-Psych program will be introduced, “forthwith,” says Professor Nicole O’Byrne. O’Byrne is a professor of law at the UNB Faculty of Law, was the MP candidate for the Green Party in Fredericton, and has been pushing for the biopsych program as a member of the UNB Senate. Dr. Elizabeth Mancke is a professor in …
The University of New Brunswick's Ski and Board Club promotes affordable options to students looking for some excitement on the slopes by providing transportation and discounts for a one-time fee of just $70. For years, every Thursday, students from across the UNB campus would assemble at the Student Union Building. A bus would take them …
Fortune of Wolves is a newly produced, multi-episode podcast launched by Theatre New Brunswick with audio produced by Big Noise Audio Collective. It was released on January 28, 2022 after making its local debut in 2017 at the Open Space Theatre on 55 Whiting Road in Fredericton. The play’s manuscript was published by Playwright Canada …
Carleton Park received a winter facelift with the addition of a skating loop that is free and open to the public. On January 22, City of Fredericton’s Department of Recreation, Leisure, and Community Development announced in a tweet, “We’re happy to announce that a new skating loop at Carleton Park is open on Fredericton’s north …
Life is becoming slightly more difficult for New Brunswick’s university students. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and an ever-increasing number of lockdowns, steady jobs are growing scarce. Some students are laid off, some have been fired, and some are now working from home. The highly infectious Omicron variant has put a temporary strain …
If you’re a sports fan, you’re most likely familiar with the name of Mi’kmaq and Ojibwe STU alumni Kyana Kingbird (BAA ’18, BA ’19). Hailing from Esgenoôpetitj First Nation right here in New Brunswick, Kingbird was most recently chosen for a creative mentorship program with the Toronto Raptors and Drake’s record label OVO Sound. The …
UNB returned to in-person classes on February 7 and the attitude towards returning to campus is polarized. Some students are excited to return to the classroom while others would prefer to finish the year online. Rachel Lauder is a law student at UNB and has her reservations about returning to campus. Some concerns stem from …
On January 21, city crews, with the help of the Fredericton police, began to dismantle and remove a tent city near Government House in Fredericton. The move was prompted by a propane fire which caused the destruction of three tents in the encampment. This past summer, the Fredericton police endorsed and monitored tent cities within …
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born; now is the time of monsters.” – Antonio Gramsci, (loosely) translated by Slavoj Žižek “The settler's work is to make even dreams of liberty impossible for the native. The native's work is to imagine all possible methods for destroying the settler.” – …
