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On Sept. 30, the UNB Student Union and Get Out the Vote held a student focused all campus debate, concerning resources, vulnerable populations and sustainability.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May joined crowds protesting the closing of Clinic 554.

For 16 years, usually on the weekend before Thanksgiving, poets have descended upon UNB campus to read their poetry at Memorial Hall.

Runny noses, scratchy throats and nonstop sneezes are filling the UNB campus.

Isn't it nice when a small group of people have a significant impact on the community?

Fredericton’s up and coming comedy scene leaves room for both professional comedians and people just wanting to start out.

Are students too dependent on coffee?

Intramurals are a fun way for students to stay active. However, sometimes games can get heated and that’s when it’s important to have a quality referee.

For the month of September athletes and teams are busy getting ready for their upcoming seasons.

On Oct. 3, Federal candidates were invited to attend the Fredericton extension of the 100 Debates on the Environment, a series of debates held solely concerning issues of climate change.

On Sept 23, Jenica Atwin, Fredericton’s Green Party federal candidate, was joined by Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party, to announce a platform promise increasing mental health support.

The touring ensemble of Mariachi Herencia de Mexico made their first ever stop in Canada at the Playhouse on Saturday, October 5th.

Here you will find our recommendations for things you can do over the upcoming month to experience some of the best Fredericton has to offer

With the election campaign in full-swing, Canadians are beginning to contemplate who they will be voting for next month.

Knowing your rights in relation to the Act is extremely important, especially when it comes to information pertaining regulations surrounding your landlord’s actions.

Finding parking on UNB and STU campuses has become exceedingly more difficult for students, faculty and staff over the years.

Moving up two weight classes is just one of the changes he decided to make after the fight.

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

The 3rd annual Word Feast Literary Festival ran from September 16-22 at many locations around Fredericton.

Helping out a sports team is a great way to boost your skill set, improve your education and enhance a team.

The Brunswickan has done some very tasty research to help students struggling to find places they can sit and eat in peace, without their ID.

A freedom of information request has revealed that UNB sold 20 times more parking passes than there are available parking spots—a simply absurd number.

As summer ends and students prepare for the upcoming semester, the UNB Reds are hard at work getting ready for the upcoming sports season.

Matt DeCourcey is the incumbent Liberal candidate, first elected in 2015 by a large margin at 49 per cent. He was 32 years old at the time of his election—the youngest Member of Parliament ever elected in Fredericton.

Mackenzie Thomason became involved in politics in 2015 at the age of 18. He began with phone banking and canvassing for Fredericton NDP candidate Sharon Scott Levesquez, but he drew attention when he ran in the 2018 provincial election at 21.

Andrea Johnson helped make history last spring when she was part of the first all female Conservative Party nomination race in the Fredericton riding. 

Jenica Atwin first came to the Green Party during the provincial election last year with the goal of speaking to communities that are often left out of politics.

Eight federal political parties have candidates running in the Fredericton riding this election. The Brunswickan spoke with candidates from the four major parties concerning why they are running, their backgrounds, and their goals.

This past weekend the University of New Brunswick hosted Homecoming 2019. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first football team here at UNB.

UNB has many clubs and societies offering diverse opportunities for students. This week, The Brunswickan is featuring the UNB Debate Club.

“We have a voice and we can be heard”: UNB students speak on the importance of young voters in the upcoming federal election

At university, you take classes, meet new people and pave the pathway to a career you enjoy. However, a good GPA and a few reference letters are not the only valuable things gained in university.

On Friday, September 27th, the Tipsy Muse Café in downtown Fredericton hosted a small live concert from Quinn Bonnell, a singer-songwriter from Burnt Church, New Brunswick.

Q Squared, a group that works to promote, support and create a safe space for members of the LGBTQ+ community, hosted a federal debate on September 19.

Clubs and societies are an excellent way for students to get involved in fun activities.

A new week brings a new exciting story of a UNB student whose passion helped her carry out a fantastic project.

Send any questions regarding school, university culture, or life in general to dearsharkie@thebruns.ca

Fridays for Future Fredericton and Rural Action and Voices for the Environment (RAVEN) held a rally on the UNB campus as part of the Global Climate Change Strike on Sept. 20.

As September progresses sports teams at UNB are getting ready for the fall season. This week was busy with pre-season tournaments and the first invitational of the cross country season.

The renewed tuition program intends to financially support more students across the province. These changes affected students across the region as financial aid will be less for each student.

Leisure learning courses are fun, no-credit courses that provide an opportunity to learn a new skill such as how to cook or how to speak French.

So, you’re going to start your first year of university at UNB, and you couldn’t find your way around Fredericton with a GPS and a flashlight…what to do?

UNB campus boasts some pretty amazing places to hang out from the Beaverbrook Room at the Harriet Irving Library, to the Cellar Pub, but some places are better known than others. Here is a list of some not-so-secret secret places you may not have visited on campus.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Fredericton Lawn Bowling Club on Sept. 18 to announce an expansion of the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security, and addresses the concerns of unmet promises and growing deficits.

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

Here you will find our recommendations for things you can do over the upcoming month to experience the best Fredericton has to offer.

Arts & Lifestyle editor, Jack Sparks, shares his thoughts and experiences on career uncertainty.

UNB offers a wide range of athletic opportunities for students of all experience levels. There are currently over 20 sports clubs with a variety of recreational and financial obligations.

At the beginning of September construction on the third floor of the Harriet Irving Library began after UNB received funding from the Arthur L. Irving Family Foundation for a new Research Commons.

Protesters gathered in Officers’ Square on Sept. 6 to show their anger and grief at the loss of eleven of the park’s historic trees.

As the school year gets busier, Arts Reporter Marlowe Evans suggests comedy as an effective coping tool.

You might be surprised to find out some of the different talents your classmates possess. In this series we take a look some of the many examples of students with interesting or surprising passions talents and passions, as well as the stories behind them.

Regardless of the story behind them, living with tattoos that you are unhappy with can be seriously damaging to your self-confidence.

A fire broke out as a result of a “localized incident” in a lab in UNB’s Head Hall at approximately 3:30p.m Sept. 12.

The UNBSU Kick-Off Concert 2019 was electric; not even Hurricane Dorian could dampen the mood.

We look back at the past week in UNB athletics

The band will be coming to Fredericton to perform at the Boyce Farmers Market on Thursday, April 11.

The workshop covers the intersection of music and poetry and discusses how the two intertwine in practice, performance and history.

The UNB Student Union has launched the third installation of the “Breaking Stereotypes” campaign to focus on gender stereotypes.

Second-year biology student Reid Sutherland was awarded a Field School Scholarship to participate in a shark tagging project in Miami, Florida.

The University of New Brunswick’s sexual assault support advocate has been selected to serve on the national Advisory Committee on the Framework to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions.

Statistics Canada found a 57 per cent decline over 15 years in the number of people with Maliseet or Wolastoqey as their mother tongue.

A New Brunswick-wide helpline has been launched to help support friends and family of missing Indigenous people, and lead them toward better outcomes.

Popular restaurants such as RustiCo and MOCO are legally unable to seat anyone under the age of 19 unless they’re with a parent.

Theatre UNB addressed dark and difficult concepts to take their audiences on two theatrical rollercoasters entitled The Real Inspector Hound and No Exit.

Arts and Lifestyle Editor, Isabelle Leger, shares her thoughts in whether or not having children is selfish.

Since that concert, the two groups have been working together alongside the Canadian Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, raising funds and awareness for the organization.

What started off as a joke between friends culminated in over 1,100 people responding with interest on Facebook, and an actual event.

Lindsey MacKay sells her modern-impressionist work through downtown Fredericton restaurants, two Toronto galleries and by commission.

Student groups are calling for e-mental health services, over hiring more counsellors.

The program may be challenging, but when it comes to drop out rates, engineering is ahead of other faculties.

A University of New Brunswick psychology professor has received funding from the federal government to conduct research on post-traumatic stress injuries amongst firefighters.

After professor Matthew Sears told Salon magazine MAGA hats will one day be viewed similarly to Ku Klux Klan robes, his comments sparked a firestorm of polarized politics.

Though arts is one of the largest faculties at the University of New Brunswick, its students are often the butt of jokes about the perceived quality of an arts degree.

Zero Waste STU, a student group formed through a class project, hopes to reduce waste on campus by 80 per cent over 10 years.

Our work as a key institution maintaining accountability in our community is at risk.

The Government of New Brunswick is extending the timely completion benefit to students graduating this spring, reversing an earlier decision to end it immediately.

The mind behind the popular Instagram page unb_memes has shared their experience with the project and the reception from the university community.

The New Brunswick Immigrant Women’s Association joined the University of New Brunswick and St. Thomas University to bring together a panel event celebrating Women’s History Month this past March.

The CBC Dragon’s Den production crew came to Fredericton on March 14 to see what entrepreneurs the province had to offer. The auditions were part of a cross-country tour to 30 different cities, and New Brunswickers should be hopeful to see some local representation in the next season.

FutureReadyNB is a project implemented into four universities across New Brunswick, including UNB, to grant students opportunities in this kind of learning and community involvement.

The Beaverbrook Art Gallery hosts an exhibition showcasing New Brunswick art in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the New Brunswick Art Bank.

A group of four University of New Brunswick engineering students have developed a marine life jacket with a tracking system they believe could be saving lives by next year.

They met at a church in rural Ontario every so often to produce their latest album.

Residents of Neville-Jones have been grappling with a mice infestation that has forced some students to leave the building and stay with friends.

The tuition program will now be available to those enrolled in private universities and colleges in New Brunswick, and the government plans to reintroduce a tuition tax credit.

This month's episode is the second of a two-part series on the state of Indigenous languages in New Brunswick.

UNB counsellors are among the lowest paid in their profession in the country.

University of New Brunswick international students say they are pleased with federal policy changes that extend the amount of time graduates have to secure employment in Canada.

In wake of the University of New Brunswick’s proposed alcohol policy in late January, students and staff have begun to discuss the issue of drinking on campus. But when it comes to labelling the current situation as a problem, there’s disagreement.

Counsellors say low salaries and increased job responsibilities, paired with surging student demand, are creating “burnout” among staff and has led to multiple resignations.

Here you will find our recommendations for things you can do over the upcoming month to experience the best Fredericton has to offer.

Here are five Reds student-athletes who captivated us with their play this year while being major contributors towards their team’s success.

A TEDx conference highlighting student ideas and innovation will be hosted on the University of New Brunswick Fredericton campus for the third consecutive year.

UNB’s problematic lack of parking has taken another uppercut to the jaw.

UNB President Eddy Campbell will be celebrating the end his presidency at the College Hill Social Club next Thursday.

University of New Brunswick administration has released a new policy that prohibits the sale or consumption of alcohol on campus.

Sodexo cuts meal hall lunch hours to 30 minutes to prompt students to focus on studies