By: Quintina Northrup Women and girls in Afghanistan are in the fight of their lives as their hard-won rights are on the cusp of being lost. The literacy rate for females in Afghanistan is 53%, compared with 79% globally. In 2017, there were 7 girls for every 10 boys enrolled in primary school, which dropped …
By: Quintina Northrup On October 5, the Fredericton Community Kitchens hosted the annual Stuff-A-Bus food drive in partnership with Leo Hayes and Fredericton High Schools. All proceeds were donated to Feed the Lions and Kat’s Kitchen. The food drive took place at four different grocery stores across the city including the Co-Op, Uptown Sobeys, the …
By: Quintina Northrup We recognize and respectfully acknowledge that the operations of the University of New Brunswick’s student publication, The Brunswickan, take place on unsurrendered and unceded traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik. The territory served by this magazine is covered by the Treaties of Peace and Friendship which the Wolastoqiyik, Mi’kmaq, and Passamaquoddy peoples first …
Recent COVID developments in New Brunswick have brought new restrictions to some areas and prompted changing hospital standards in the province. The active case count continues to hover around 1,000 and the volume of patients admitted to the ICU has prompted the healthcare system to go into “red alert.” One significant change is that no …
“UNB Sustainability takes its main goal from the university's vision for 2030 — to lead sustainability and environmental stewardship across Canadian universities,” says Matt Bishop, Sustainability Engagement & Education Officer for UNB Sustainability. UNB Sustainability is a bi-campus program created in 2014 to support UNB socially, environmentally, and economically by providing quality education that increases …
The Brunswickan’s specialty ghost-fighting task force, the Séances in the SUB team, was once again called into action this October to deal with a rather gruesome situation in the University of New Brunswick Student Union Building when a student complained to SUB staff after the severed head of forty-three chickadees appeared out of a glowing …
By: Taylor Chalker New Brunswickers Push for Rapid Covid Tests New Brunswickers are pushing for the availability of rapid testing kits, with rising case numbers and increased waiting times on test results. Currently, a program exists within the provincial government to aid small and large businesses in obtaining rapid testing kits for their employees. However, …
By: Quintina Northrup Triny Finlay is a poet, writer, and mother who currently teaches English at UNB. Guided by her identity and experiences, she uses her platform to promote anti-racism, feminism, and decolonization. She has learned to embrace life while navigating her chronic mental health challenges. Finlay has authored several books including Splitting Off, Histories …
In the heart of Downtown Fredericton, Isaac’s Way occupies the old York County Courthouse. The restaurant was established in 2005 and has existed in its present form since October 2012 after a fire destroyed the original building. The founders had a vision of community involvement beyond food service. They were contacted by various community organizations …
This week, I interviewed researcher and English professor Dr. Jennifer Andrews of The University of New Brunswick. Her research centres on how relationships between Canada and the U.S. have shaped literary and cultural studies in both nations. Her teaching material includes Canadian and American literature, Indigenous literatures of Turtle Island, literary theory, and cultural studies. …
