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I graduated at NBCC Woodstock in the journalism program in 2006. After countless hours of trying to find a good job that paid tons of riches without success, I decided to continue my academic career here at STU. Currently in my 4th and final year, my main interests surround sports and music. Going to concerts and Montreal Canadiens games are pretty much the single greatest things I get to do in my life.

Cheers! To your education

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Do you know where your kids are? Better yet, do you know what they will be doing when they become university students? Underage drinking is a major concern in some areas of the world. When drinking is added with new experiences and environments, it can become deadly. Freshmen across Canada will be getting the first [...]

Taking flight with Airbourne

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Throughout their career, the members of Airbourne have opened up for the likes of the Rolling Stones, Motorhead and Motley Crue. If you thought this might be stressful, how about releasing your sophomore major label album? Airbourne, the Australian pub-rock quartet, is gearing up for another world tour, and is hoping its new album, No [...]

Transcript: Taking flight with Airbourne

SFX: Airbourne – No way but the Hard way NB Beacon: I’m happy to be joined on the line with Joel O’Keefe, the lead singer and axe man in Airbourne. How are you doing today Joel? Joel O’Keefe: Good, thanks. NB Beacon: Do you ever find when you are over here in North America a [...]

Transcrpit: Eh, Oh Canada, Go?

SFX: Crowds chanting… Voicer: Countdown is in full swing for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Vancouver is hosting the world. Usually that would be a good thing right? No. Not so much for our history. Canada two times hosting the Olympics, in Montreal goose egg, Calgary goose egg. Makes you think we will cheer really loud [...]

Eh, Oh, Canada, No? New Olympic chant a bust!

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Pepsi Canada has unleashed it’s newest campaign to get Olympic spectators to pop out of their seats. Eh, Oh Canada, Go, according to Pepsi, will be the new Olympic chant every Canadian will be screaming at the top of their lungs come February in Vancouver. The chant, making its debut during the World Junior Hockey Tournament [...]

Transcript: Back to basics in the military

Nick Lees: The corporal opens the door, and we walk out and we’re just like, ‘What the hell have I just got myself into. What is this? This…this is it? Like, what am I doing here?’ Everyone’s got their head shaved and everyone is marching in unison. It’s like some weird bizarro scene from Pink Floyd’s [...]

Back to basics in the military

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Listen to it here: “The corporal opens the door, and we walk out and we’re just like, ‘What the hell have I just got myself into? What is this? This…this is it? Like, what am I doing here?’ Everyone’s got their head shaved and everyone is marching in unison. It’s like some weird bizarro scene from [...]

Hey kids! It’s Hey Rosetta!

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Listen to it here: Hey Rosetta! burst onto the Canadian music scene a few years ago and the St. John’s, Newfoundland, sextet hasn’t looked back since. Lead singer/songwriter Tim Baker lets us know about life on the road, festival appearances and news on a new album.    

Fans give NHL 10 a hat-trick

Is EA between the post or in the net

EA Sports has released its newest installment of the NHL video game franchise. Dave Gauthier gets a gamers perspective on how this years edition stands up to the versions of the past.

Transcript: Fans Give NHL 10 a hat-trick

And this year EA Sports promises NHL 10 will be the game to buy. The franchise is boasting improvements in areas of puck control, goaltender reaction time, fighting and the new “battle for the cup” mode. Nick Lees has been playing the NHL video game franchise since nineteen-ninety-three. He thinks this year’s edition is the [...]

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