The St. Thomas Students Union hosted the annual Winter Formal Dec. 8, but this time with a twist — costumes and, in some cases, masks. Frank Molley went to take a look. Hundreds of STU students crowded the lobby of the Fredericton Crown Plaza on Thursday night, patiently waiting to get into the annual St. [...]
It’s peak season, not only for buyers, but also for Christmas-tree growers. About 350 families in New Brunswick are in the Christmas tree business. They wait for this month to make a year’s profit. The owners of one Fredericton-area tree farm have been at it for more than 40 years. They shared some of their [...]
Born and raised in New Brunswick, Patrick Brennan is in his final year at St. Thomas University. He caught the journalism bug while in high school after stumbling across the works of Tom Wolfe, Ted Conover, and Hunter S. Thompson. After graduating with a degree in English, Patrick returned to STU to pursue his first [...]
Melissa Oakley graduated from the St. Thomas journalism programme in the spring of 2009 and immediately went to work with the CBC in Fredericton where she still is. Here’s her story.
Greeks suffer under austerity measures: It’s been two years since Greece’s debt crisis began and the Greeks are becoming more and more hopeless. The small Mediterranean country was borrowing and spending beyond its means for years and their debt pile became more than they could afford. In order to avoid bankruptcy, wealthier countries in the [...]
In Canada, suicide accounts for a quarter of all deaths of those between the ages of 15 to 24 and is the 11th leading cause of death in Canada. The New Brunswick Beacon spoke with two survivors about their experiences attempting suicide, struggles with mental illness and life after a brush with death. MARK HENICK [...]
New Brunswick’s crisis helpline took 26 calls from people grappling with suicide in the month of October – three times as many calls as the monthly average. Chimo Helpline, a 24-hour crisis helpline for the province, takes 13,000 calls a year. Of those, between 600 and 700 people are calling about mental illness. They generally [...]
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Mark Buckle wasn’t planning to join the military. His dad and brother are in the field of para-medicine, and he always thought he’d do that too. But one day his buddy Brian Pinksen was driving him home from high school when they stopped at the Canadian Forces recruiting office. Buckle tagged along and listened to what the recruiter was telling his friend.
His broad shoulders are slung back as he reclines in the chair. One foot out, an arm resting on the table. He’s wearing a dress shirt, a diamond-patterned sweater, a pair of beige pants, and skater shoes. At first glance, Mike Page looks like your average St. Thomas University student. His smile is friendly [...]
There will be a new face around campus after Christmas break. Lily Fraser has just been announced as St. Thomas University’s next vice-president of finance and administration. She is the first female to hold the position and will begin her term on January 3. Stephanie Kelly sat down with her yesterday to meet the woman behind the title. [...]
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