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Most of the current first-year students at UNB have not yet had classes on campus, and the lack of activities adds to their feelings of exclusion.

The UNB Music Conservatory has created entirely new online workshops and adapted previous workshops to fit an online delivery model.

Amidst lockdowns and lowering temperatures, it is gratifying to learn that quality recreation is still available and affordable in Fredericton.

On February 25, President Mazerolle announced that the Fall 2021 semester will aim to increase in-person classes on campus while maintaining a mixture of alternate delivery methods.

Theatre production companies around the world have survived by streaming productions via Youtube or Zoom, attracting younger audiences more familiar with digital platforms.

Since The Brunswickan published our first article summarizing concerns over the University of New Brunswick’s recent implementation of multi-factor authentication, several new concerns have been raised that had not been addressed in the first article.

The City Motel In Fredericton has received approval from the city’s planning advisory commission to become an affordable housing project this spring.

TheatreUNB is bringing a new COVID-safe show to the stage with Greenland.

The University of New Brunswick has established a COVID-19 response team in order to support students in self-isolation, with about 50 individuals working with students arriving from outside Canada and New Brunswick. 

"The best way to describe it is a fun run on skis," said Wostawea club volunteer Barbara Ramsay. "This really is for skiers of every single level.”

A concise recap of the stories you need to know from the past month.

A list of local things to do around Fredericton

A new organization has burst onto the scene in Fredericton with the sole mission of eradicating the city's homelessness

Sharkie, our chaotic mascot, gives you your 2021 romance horoscopes

From graduating in a pandemic to helping uncover the mysteries of the legendary Oak Island, Miriam Amirault is a recent UNB Graduate that has her sights set high.

Black History Month, also dubbed African Heritage Month, was originated by American historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in 1926.

These love letters were submitted by members of the community as a Valentine’s tribute to people they love.

The University of New Brunswick has a longstanding history of welcoming international students from all over the world.

As it's February, here’s a list of movies with the greatest on-screen chemistry.

2021 marks six years of the Downtown FROSTival Ice Sculpture Showcase.

February marks Black History Month, also called African History Month, a tradition that originated in 1926 and was first acknowledged in Canada in 1978.

The University Women’s Centre, serving all three campuses, had their Facebook Page taken down after the apparent use of forbidden words in one of their posts

Voting is open from February 22 at 12:01 a.m. to February 26 at 11:59 p.m.

David Myles is an NB-born songwriter and musician who grew up in Fredericton

January 23 saw the removal of a Fredericton tent city perched along the Wolastoq river. The city was home to a dozen individuals who were forced to leave the property.

Willie O’Ree, a Fredericton native, made history and broke the NHL’s colour barrier through his debut on January 18, 1958. 

Shediac recently wrapped up their week of Chowder Madness, and the event sets a great example for possible events of a similar nature in Fredericton.

For Black History Month in 2021, the University of New Brunswick Art Centre has created a special online exhibition that is available to everyone free of charge.

The theme this year is “Black History Matters”, and the organizers say it's a time for everyone to listen, learn, share, and act.

On January 22, UNB sent an email to students announcing the establishment of the UNB Sexual Assault Policy Review Committee.

It’s easy to fall into a pattern of just grabbing your phone off the bedside table, opening Teams, joining the meeting, and falling asleep again

Just in time for Valentine’s Day – the perfect way to spice up your date night without violating safety regulations!

As each day passes, social media is becoming a more and more effective way to advertise your business.

Each day is themed after one of the love languages, a collection of categories in which different people prefer to give and receive love.

2020 was a weird year. The vibes were definitely off – it was either tie-dye sweatpants and Tiger King or bright pastel Y2K and a binge watch of the Office.

On January 29, the Government of New Brunswick announced that zones in the Orange phase would allow people to gather with 10 contacts, a “steady 10.”

The cozy atmosphere and visual inclusiveness have brought much-needed light to Fredericton during one of the world’s darkest periods

On January 19, Black Lives Matter Fredericton (BLMF) announced its creation of a bursary available to black students of UNB and STU.

TikTok has gotten a lot of people wanting to be the “main character” in their lives

As of January 5, the University of New Brunswick is demanding that students use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access UNB Microsoft services.

In recent weeks, many residents in Atlantic Canada discovered free copies of The Epoch Times in their mailbox.

Despite the fact that there’s a million handbooks and masterdocs on every sexuality and gender under the sun, there still is no consensus, no one single understanding of what it means to exist in the LGBT2Q community

Motivation usually runs high at the start of January, when we emerge bright eyed and bushy-tailed from the holidays with our new notebooks and fancy highlighters.

On January 12, Jenica Atwin, Green MP for Fredericton, won the Maclean’s Parliamentarian of the Year Rising Star Award.

Fredericton entered the Orange phase at midnight on January 5, and has since moved back and forth between high levels of restrictions and is set to continue this for the foreseeable future.

After a difficult fall term, and the recent descent of Zone 3 (Fredericton) into Red phase, The Cellar has decided to remain closed until a return to Yellow phase.

UNB recently announced its plans to introduce the use of a lockdown browser during tests and exams in a Microsoft Office SharePoint document.

It has now been over a year since Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 was shot down by the Iranian military on January 8, 2020, and few answers have been provided by the Iranian government.

The business's closure was originally announced to customers on January 6, allowing almost a month's notice for customers to purchase the remaining stock

On January 29, Dr. Jennifer Russell announced that Orange restrictions in New Brunswick will be adapted to include 10 people outside of the single household bubble.

On January 17, it was announced that Zone 4, the Edmundston region would return to Red phase lockdown in reaction to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the province.

January usually comes with a lot of resolutions to eat healthier in the New Year, and that often comes with talk of diets and weight loss.

Director of Recreation Services Gansheng Xu says there are some great options that have been carefully formulated to fit with the NB Public Health Guidelines.

Directed by Gorō Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki, From Up on Poppy Hill may actually be one of the best films ever produced by Studio Ghibli

Yes, we know… a lot of bad things happened in 2020. As disaster after disaster befell the world, people were quick to vocalize their disdain for the year.

The University of New Brunswick has many traditions that have slowly petered out over the years, but there are others that have been systematically stamped out by university administration. One of those traditions? Chuck Cosby Day.

Many students are taking their classes online from different provinces, countries, and even continents, meaning that there will be a significant decrease in the number of events provided this year.

Defining Misogyny is a series dedicated to sharing stories of how misogyny and gender-based discrimination have affected women and gender nonconforming people in our community

Sharkie, our chaotic mascot, gives you your January horoscopes

eeing as sitting on the couch is tough work, here are some fun tailgate recipes for your pandemic Sunday football.

Widespread access to a vaccine is on the horizon, yes, but the situation seems more dire every time you check the news. Daily cases are higher than ever, and the province has entered its second, or third depending on how you count it, wave of lockdown

A concise recap of the stories you need to know from the past month.

A list of local things to do around Fredericton

All students returning to UNB from outside of New Brunswick are required to self-isolate for 14 days. For many students, this will mean isolating for the second time. 

Workers in New Brunswick’s nursing homes have had to adjust to a constant state of change during the pandemic, with new precautions being considered as COVID-19 persists in the province.

Last year The Bruns presented the same baby-faced optimism as many others did – we wrote you articles about what to watch on Netflix, and we joked about how profs didn’t know how to work Teams.

Connection relies heavily on the internet, making the term “digital privacy” increasingly important. Digital privacy is the provision for the use of the internet and connected devices without the user’s data and information being compromised.

On January 19, Dr. Jennifer Russell and Premier Blaine Higgs announced that New Brunswick would be moving Zones 1, 2, and 3 into the Red phase at midnight.

The Bruns is the oldest student publication in Canada, which means quite a lot of students have passed through and demonstrated the usefulness of the experience once they left.

Queen’s Gambit is not a period piece with lots of ball gowns – this a miniseries mostly about the longest board game ever invented

The following list is a carefully curated, but not exhaustive, list of amazing local artists that deserve any and all attention that can be thrown their way.

At the December 14 council meeting, Fredericton City Council tabled the decision to revise the role of Poet Laureate, which would see the removal of the opening poetry reading from bi-weekly council meetings.

Smoking is now banned on the UNB campuses, as announced in an email sent to students on December 9.

Even with everything shutting down as a result of the pandemic, CHSR, UNB’s campus radio station, hasn’t stopped entertaining the student body with broadcasts 24/7.

With campus libraries having reduced hours, campus food venues being closed, and masks being mandated at all times while indoors, many students struggle to find adequate study spaces.

Liu Cixin’s The Three Body Problem is an engrossing piece of intelligent science fiction that approaches historical, philosophical, and scientific topics with a respectful yet inquisitive approach

The Coalition fights for a seismic shift in the landlord-tenant framework in New Brunswick and is calling to scrap the existing Residential Tenancies Act in favour of a completely overhauled version with tenant rights at the forefront.

Workplaces, governments, and educational institutions have all had to make radical changes to adjust to the coronavirus era.

Nestled behind iron gates, the Craft College has consistently produced some of Atlantic Canada’s finest artists and craftspeople

UNB has made the difficult decision to suspend all winter sports schedules, identifying the well-being of students as the utmost priority in such unprecedented circumstances.

In 2020, the UNBSU began to enact the Diversity Action Plan, a detailed action plan to create a more diverse and inclusive academic community and to address the issue of various forms of discrimination against minority groups within the university.

Donald Trump and Mike Pence lost the 2020 U.S. election to President-Elect Joseph Biden and Vice-President-Elect Kamala Harris

On October 24, 2020, Cortland Cronk flew from Calgary to Saint John, where he was reportedly told not to isolate as he was an essential worker.

On November 27, the New Brunswick Legislature discussed adopting a virtual system to ensure public health after three zones returned to the Orange phase.

These restrictions were planned to last for at least two weeks, but zones 1 and 3 were returned to Yellow at midnight on December 6.

A concise recap of the stories you need to know from the past month.

A list of local things to do around Fredericton

The essential nature of food production has kept the industry afloat but has forced adaptation of business practices to offset lost revenues. 

What makes the holiday season special? Everyone probably has their own reason.

The hard work, the pull-up-your-bootstraps mentality of the present-day meritocracy has created a mythology that success means overworking oneself, avoiding sleep, and becoming a machine of non-stop productivity.

Due to the pandemic, high school students in New Brunswick are experiencing an alternate delivery method that includes a combination of online and in-person learning, which has had a varying effect on their grades, work ethic, and social life.

On Friday, 20 November 2020, Norman Bossé, New Brunswick’s Child and Youth Advocate, delivered his seventh State report titled “Protecting Child Rights in Times of Pandemic"

“As the second wave of COVID-19 intensifies in New Brunswick, so does our stress and anxiety. The increase in confirmed cases and potential exposure risks directly impacts our health and wellness,” read the email.

UNBSU December by-election results have declared Téa Fazio as unofficial VP Advocacy, with minimal voter turnout of 4.6 per cent.

For Crystal Shaw and Chad Ball, the weekly Gin and Jazz events couldn't have started at a better time

The new “normal” has impacted the way we do everything, and graduation rites have not been spared

Being the author of one of the biggest book series of all time should make you adored by all, shouldn’t it?

In a year with few notable releases, Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor Uncut stands out

Cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick are rising as the province approaches the holiday season.