At roughly 2:00pm on Friday, January 26, 2024 room 204 of the Old Forestry Building caught fire. The fire was severe enough to set off the fire alarm and sprinkler system throughout the building. Campus Security, who was controlling the evacuated crowd of Forestry students, refused to comment on the situation. Their only note was …
On November 20, 2023, the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), a solemn occasion to honour the lives of trans people who have been killed by transphobia, was marred by a cyberattack. The organizers of TDOR had shared a public Zoom link on a Facebook page, intending to create a safe and inclusive space for the …
In recent months, Fredericton has seen a notable increase in pro-Palestinian activism. Every Saturday, protestors demonstrate outside of City Hall. Their demands? Justice for Palestinians, the end of the occupation, and a ceasefire. Under these circumstances, students from UNB and STU have taken it upon themselves to organize on-campus. Two walk-outs for Palestine have taken …
With the cost of living skyrocketing due to high inflation, hundreds of university students and supporters gathered at the University of New Brunswick on Wednesday to protest surging tuition fees and the crippling debt burden they create. The rally, organized by the Canadian Federation of Students, called on governments to make post-secondary education truly accessible …
The year is 2023 and it’s been over two full years since the University of New Brunswick welcomed its students back to campus. One would think that the in-person experience of attending one of Canada’s oldest universities would dwarf that of anything you could find at home, right? Well yes and no. For many, it …
In a recent interview with the New Brunswick Health Council (NBHC), Stéphane Robichaud, the Chief Executive Officer, emphasized the pressing concerns surrounding youth mental health and the potential role of social media in easing these challenges. As Robichaud stated, "Youth mental health has been trending in the wrong direction for close to a decade, and …
In a shocking turn of events, the Snacktivist rebellion on the University of New Brunswick campus came to an abrupt end yesterday as the notorious underground food smuggling ring was busted by university authorities. The Snacktivists, a group of daring students, were allegedly involved in a clandestine scheme to provide affordable and tasty food alternatives, …
The NB-EI Connect program, a lifeline for students who had worked sufficient hours in summer jobs to secure employment insurance benefits, met an abrupt end in June 2022. Shockingly, the provincial government executed this cancellation without any public announcement or consultation. This decision left thousands of students in financial distress and ignited a wave of …
Jane Austen once wrote, in Pride & Prejudice, that a “single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” A student in Fredericton, however, must be in want of a car. Not all students have cars. For this reason, some of them must rely on public transportation to move …
The University of New Brunswick and the broader academic community are mourning the loss of Dr. Elizabeth Mancke, a distinguished historian, mentor, and scholar, who passed away on September 15, 2023, after a brief battle with cancer. Dr. Mancke, born in Atlanta, Georgia, was a passionate educator who dedicated her life to the study of …
