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What have they been doing at the Brunswickan Anyway?

What have they been doing at the Brunswickan Anyway?

ByJoel RumsonFeb 22, 20257 min read

What Has The Brunswickan Been up to? By Joel Rumson The Brunswickan Publishing Incorporated (BPI), a proud founding member of the Canadian University Press (CUP), holds the prestigious title as Canada’s Oldest Student Publication.  Since its establishment in 1867, The…

Bell announced as Atlantic University Sport conference title partner

Bell announced as Atlantic University Sport conference title partner

ByJess BurnsFeb 21, 20254 min read

(HALIFAX, N.S.) Atlantic University Sport (AUS) is proud to announce Bell as the conference’s new title partner. This growing partnership represents a shared dedication to supporting student-athletes in Atlantic Canada and to elevating the profile of university sport in the…

2024-25 AUS women’s volleyball major award winners and all-stars announced: Saint Mary’s Emilia Mikanovich named conference MVP

2024-25 AUS women’s volleyball major award winners and all-stars announced: Saint Mary’s Emilia Mikanovich named conference MVP

ByJess BurnsFeb 20, 20257 min read

Jess Burns (HALIFAX, N.S.) Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2024-25 AUS women’s volleyball all-stars and major award winners as selected by the conference’s six head coaches following regular season play.  Saint Mary’s left side Emilia Mikanovich was…

Atlantic University Sport: Athletes of the week

Atlantic University Sport: Athletes of the week

ByJess BurnsFeb 18, 20252 min read

Jess Burns Week ending: Feb. 16, 2025 & Jan. 26, 2025 FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEKName: Bianca HelmigUniversity: Acadia UniversitySport: Women’s BasketballPosition: GuardHometown: Speyer, GermanyYear of eligibility: ThirdAcademic program: Business Administration Bianca Helmig from the Acadia Axewomen basketball team is the Atlantic University Sport Female Athlete of the week for the week ending Feb. 16, 2025. A third-year business student from Speyer,…

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Crabbe Mountain: Annual International Slalom Races

ByJoel RumsonFeb 18, 20253 min read

February 13 — 16, 2025 — Crabbe Mountain in Central Hainesville, New Brunswick, hosts some of the world’s top alpine athletes as Ski NB and Crabbe Mountain present the International Giant Slalom, along with the Men’s and Women’s Slalom races. …

City in Crime, or Crime in the City?

City in Crime, or Crime in the City?

ByKirpass KaurFeb 10, 20253 min read

By: Kirpass Kaur  On the evening of January 14, 2025, an unidentified individual vandalized the toy soldier at the Lawrence Amphitheatre. The decorations were an investment from Business Fredericton North Inc.  A police report was made and Business Fredericton North…

The University of New Brunswick: Resolve(ing) Tabletop Games

The University of New Brunswick: Resolve(ing) Tabletop Games

ByJoel RumsonFeb 6, 20255 min read

Joel Rumson  Fredericton, New Brunswick, 22 of January, 2025 — Resolve, an applied game design research group at UNB, releases their new game, Project AUDE: The UNB History Card Game. The game is set in the near future, when disaster…

Atlantic University Sport: Athletes of the week

Atlantic University Sport: Athletes of the week

ByJess BurnsJan 30, 20252 min read

Week ending Jan. 26, 2025 Joel Rumson and Jess Burns FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEKName: Bianca ZakUniversity: St. Francis Xavier UniversitySport: Women’s HockeyPosition: GoalieHometown: Stonewall, Man. Year of eligibility: FourthAcademic program: BSc N Bianca Zak from the STFX X-Women hockey team is the Atlantic University Sport Female Athlete…

The Art of Protest

The Art of Protest

ByKirpass KaurJan 21, 20253 min read

Cyr begins the song by acknowledging that UNB students have been paying a large amount of tuition to attend classes and pursue their education, and that our ‘classrooms [are] built on stolen land.’ Despite UNB’s land acknowledgement — ‘We respectfully…

BREAKING: Student Practicing Parallel Parking Assaulted at Brookside Mall

BREAKING: Student Practicing Parallel Parking Assaulted at Brookside Mall

ByJoel RumsonJan 17, 20253 min read

On January 10, 2025, while practicing parking at Brookside Mall, MH Emad and Azizur Rahman Emon were harassed by another vehicle. The aggressors smashed Emad’s rear window, physically assaulted him, and then fled the scene. Emad has filed a police…