A transport truck stuck under the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge. Credit: Mac Lawrence
A transport truck stuck under the Bill Thorpe Walking Bridge. Credit: Mac Lawrence
Sunday, October 26, 2025, marked the 49th Annual Coaster Derby organized by UNB’s Mechanical Engineering Society. Multiple teams from the across Atlantic region participate, all of whom enter their own gravity-powered cars to hurtle down UNB’s Mackay Drive. According to records from previous years, the derby carts can achieve speeds ranging from 60-90km/hr. Founded …
On Halloween, 1973, three students stumbled to the top of Harrison House, and drunkenly tossed a pumpkin off of the roof. While these Harrison residents probably weren’t looking for anything more than some drunken fun, their tomfoolery inspired one of the longest-standing and unorthodox residence traditions at UNB. Over the next five decades, the …
Professor Michael Lynk presenting the definition of scholasticide according to UN Special Rapporteurs. Credit: The Brunswickan staff.
UNB REDS Women’s Basketball Team introducing their starting lineup. Credit: Bailey Young.
On October 15, 2025, the City of Fredericton announced that it will add six new hybrid diesel-electric buses to its Fredericton Transit fleet—an $8.4 million dollar investment aimed at cutting consumption and advancing the City’s climate-action targets.
Cover photo credit: City of Fredericton website On Friday, September 18th, 2025, the Miramichi and Fredericton integrated enforcement units (IEUs) arrested two drug traffickers and seized $20,000 worth of illegal drugs on Fredericton's Northside. According to the City of Fredericton, the seizure included cocaine, methamphetamine, and $1300 in cash. Despite this successful raid, there are …
Cover Photo Credit: Daniel S. Burton As increased AI use compromises the integrity of various professions, editors from The Baron, The Aquinian, and The Brunswickan begin to discuss the implications of AI on student journalism. Major AI fiascos have already transpired in the professional world. NPR recently reported that Sports Illustrated allegedly used AI tools …
Cover photo credit: Nicole Sheldon on behalf of Picketa Systems In a release on September 8, 2025, a spokesperson from Global Grow-NY—an initiative that gathers agricultural startups for competition—announced that Picketa Systems will represent New Brunswick at the 2025 Global Grow-NY Business Competition. The competition seeks to promote innovation in agriculture and offers a 3 …
