You may have recently heard rumblings about Canada’s first-ever “for-the-people” newspaper – Druthers. For just a dime apiece, Druthers purports to tell the people what they really want to hear. By encouraging skepticism of vaccines, Druthers has captured the attention of many members of the Freedom Convoy. A few weeks ago, reporters at The Brunswickan …
UNB’s Student Union celebrated the month of love with a week of sexual health education and positivity. Starting Monday on Valentine’s Day and ending Friday the 18, UNBSU hosted a variety of events including, “How to Hook Up,” Sex Toy Bingo, an Asexual Discussion Panel, and “Not Your High School Sex Talk.” All of the …
The mid-1970s began a wave of labour-related protests in New Brunswick. 1976 saw union members gridlock the streets of Saint John in protest against wage controls introduced by Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s anti-inflation legislation. The legislation introduced wage controls which limited wage agreements to 8, 6, and 4% increases in each of the next three years. …
“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 …
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 …
“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.” – …
