and why it’s ok to care. A few moons ago I found myself fascinated with Comic books and why so many people were coming out as comic book fans – because at the time it was a big deal. The importance of comic books and ‘hero culture’ came up again while working on a story [...]
There’s a secret society right here in Fredericton. In fact, it’s a network that reaches all around the world. They stroll around downtown, trying desperately to not draw attention to themselves. They have a GPS in hand and if you get a quick glimpse of them, they might feign it’s a cellphone. Or maybe you’re [...]
Joanne Goodall tells the story of two men and how they struggled to find acceptance trying to fit into a heterosexual world.
Over two hundred thousand Canadians are registered donors on OneMatch, Canada’s bone marrow network. In spite of this, many who suffer from leukemia and other life-threatening diseases won’t find a match within the country, if at all. Ruth Hoyt’s donor lives in Germany. Her marrow came in a small plastic bag, which was carried [...]
How a simple tale shaped a community By Emma Smith and Evan Bower For the people of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, the chocolate bar is and always has been theirs. It all started around 1910. Arthur Ganong, the sixth child in a family of seven, would stuff his pockets full of chocolate before heading out [...]
Does talking help or hurt the process of grieving? The Beacon’s Tara Chislett looks back on last semester’s tragedy for answers.
Alex Linero and his family are from Colombia, correction were from Colombia. They immigrated from Colombia in 2007 to Saint John. Approximately 30 family members left their lives behind and started over in Saint John, New Brunswick. This family traveled from warm climates to cold exposures in the hopes of escaping threatening surroundings, and violent people. [...]
After succumbing to Facebook, the seductive black hole of cyber space, I found myself adding an unintentional item to my list of addictions. Instead of studying for school, I scrutinized every friends’ profile and engorged myself with new applications on Facebook which stirred a spiteful and worrisome feeling within. This issue prompted an eager desire [...]
When Mike Danton joined the Saint Mary’s University huskies in January 2010, there were many critics. The former NHLer had just been released from prison, where he spent 63 months for conspiring to kill his agent, David Frost, via a hitman. SMU, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, became focused in the national media. Questions were raised [...]
X really did mark the spot on Nov. 20 as local artists came out to support Gallery Connexion, Fredericton’s only artist run centre, at their first fundraiser since the 2008 flood that left the gallery homeless for nearly a year.
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