Broken hearts and broken brackets. This year’s NCAA tournament featured both. With Butler’s devastating 61-59 loss to the four time national champion Duke Blue Devils, the tournament came to an end. This tournament featured at least ten major upsets, which led to more problems with the annual tradition of making brackets. Filling out a bracket [...]
April 6th Day; a very polarizing event. Students and residents of Harrington Hall love it. The administration of St. Thomas University, not so much. The event started in 1988. Two residents of Harrington Hall, Dave Gauvin and Jeff London, wanted to go to a Stevie Ray Vaughn concert at the Aitken Center on April 6, 1988 [...]
“…Hits targeting the head are becoming the biggest problem in hockey today.” These words were uttered by The Sports Network (TSN) hockey analyst Bob MacKenzie in February of 2007. In hindsight, they seem to be almost seer-like in their accuracy because of the rash of violent incidents in both professional and amateur levels of hockey [...]
To an uninformed observer at the Lady Beaverbrook Rink, he looked like another college hockey player. The real story is much more compelling. He’s an ex-professional, ex-convict working on a second chance. For Mike Danton, playing hockey for the St. Mary’s University Huskies is like a breath of fresh air. For the last 62 months, [...]
Tuesday, November 24, 2009 is a day that St. Thomas student Kelsey Knowles will never forget. That was the day she carried the Olympic torch. Even though it was only 300 meters through Riverside Albert, a tiny village near Alma, New Brunswick, it cemented her place in Canadian sports history.
It’s a Thursday evening and the St. Thomas University Women’s basketball team is hitting the hardwood in a big way. Over the din and echo of yells and squeaking shoes, a banner hangs on the wall proclaiming the team Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA) 2008-2009 Women’s Basketball Champions. That team, the one that earned the [...]
Matt is a fourth year student from Moncton, New Brunswick. He has been actively involved in the St. Thomas community over the last four years, he has been involved with everything from varsity sports, to writing for the Aquinian newspaper, to community involvement and much more. His stories include: http://www.newbrunswickbeacon.ca/2009/10/are-those-really-necessary-a-21st-century-sports-legacy/2233 http://www.newbrunswickbeacon.ca/2009/10/sick-and-tired-it-might-be-midterm-season/2430
Midterm season is upon us. It is the wonderful time of year where students pull all-nighters, drinking coffee, taking caffeine pills, and doing everything possible to stay awake during late cram sessions. These behaviors may lead to better grades, but unfortunately for students, they take a toll on the immune system, leaving students’ bodies vulnerable [...]
When you think of gun related violence, would you ever think of professional athletes? One demographic that routinely gets left off the list of registered firearm carriers is the one that contains professional athletes. You might say, ‘I don’t see the connection.’ Brace yourself; the culture of professional sports is about to be revealed to you [...]
Canadian Thanksgiving is a holiday where two things are generally involved: turkey and more importantly, family. Unfortunately, for out of town students, only one of those things can be found on campus. Those students need to find transportation from university to their hometowns, while still staying within a yearly budget that for many, is a [...]
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