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By: Eva Morris ElderPride is an initiative by Fierté Fredericton Pride to build intergenerational relationships within the 2SLGBTQ+ community. It began in the spring of 2021 out of a need to create a shared space for members of the community, young and old, to connect and share knowledge and experience. ElderPride prioritizes accessibility by providing …

We all hear the topic of climate change being brought up. Many people may watch documentaries, a few may read articles, but what about those who peacock around, proudly denying climate change as if it is nothing but a foolish fairy tale? The Brunswickan reached out to professor Gary L Bowden to see what he …

This week, we interviewed Dr. Wladislaw Cichocki, a UNB professor of French and Linguistics, about the Acadian dialect (known to linguists as a ‘variety’), its history, and its infamy with a distinct generational divide: Chiac or Chiaque. “Chiac has been here for quite a while, from what I can gather,” Dr. Cichocki said. “It came …

By: Quintina Northrup A beloved UNB publication turns 25 this year.  After 25 years, 43 issues, and hundreds of contributors, Qwerty Magazine has earned its claim to fame. The UNB magazine is volunteer-based and run by graduate students from UNB’s English department. Qwerty has prided themselves on their aesthetic magazines and has recently begun publishing …

Professor Carmen Poulin is one half of a research effort examining the ways in which marginalized people experience challenges in the workplace. She and Dr. Lynne Gouliquer of Laurentian University created “P-SEC”: the Psycho-Social Ethnography of the Commonplace. This methodology inspects the plights of marginalized individuals to propose policy changes that integrate their needs into …

“We are current, incoming, and former UNB students of the Psychology program. We would like to advocate strongly for the approval of the Biology-Psychology program on our Fredericton campus.”  So opens a letter addressed to President Mazerolle from 41 UNB-Fredericton Psychology students.  The letter comes in response to the lack of transparency surrounding the program’s …

On November 12, Premier Blaine Higgs held a press conference announcing he was prepared to quell further strikes by offering CUPE workers a pizza party. “We are prepared to meet CUPE halfway and offer workers a pizza party. And not just any pizza party. A Greco pizza party,” Higgs announced. “We will even order Hawaiian …

By: Olivia Chenier The Romeo Initiative was the first show since the start of the pandemic at TheatreUNB, and it breathed life back into the company. The Romeo Initiative was written by playwright Trina Davies, and was directed by 4th year UNB Drama major Julianne Richard. It's 1970 in West Germany. Karin Maynard, a mousey …

Meaningful bonds between students and professors start in a scholarly environment. This week, The Brunswican talked with two professors at the University of New Brunswick about their views on the mentor-pupil dynamic. The discussion spanned technology in education, course policies, the importance of flexibility, and the tentativeness of letter grades.  “Mentoring and learning is a …