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COVID-19 may have taken away in-person classes and the social lives of students, but it couldn’t take away their political voices. On this episode of Isolation U, hosts Ariana Calvachi and Dylan Kennedy explore how the pandemic has helped incubate student activism. Isolation U is a partnership between the Digital Journalism class at St. Thomas University and The Aquinian. Listen to the new episode here: https://bit.ly/39VAgAu

Sony Phùng, a St. Thomas University student from Vietnam, was raised in a Buddhist family. She said Christianity is uncommon in her small town of Hue and only Christian households and churches decorate trees, but there are nativity scenes made of clay placed throughout the city. [Christmas] isn’t really important, or anything really prominent to us, but it's a great excuse to just escape and talk to people you haven’t talked to in a while, said Phùng. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2JEMjXO

Video editor Young Joo Jun is on the hunt for the best Asian snack. Take a break from studying and join her on the latest Aquinian mukbang.

Kayla Brinston, a St. Thomas Univeristy graduate, said ! gameshow host Alex Trebek was the joy of the program because of his joyful way of being. Every time I see ! in the future, I will remember Trebek as an inspiration to a whole generation," said Brinston. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3384uvI

Online classes posed a challenge for students this year, but what about their jobs? While still trying to pay for school, layoffs, internship uncertainties and taking on multiple jobs stared students in the face. Hosts Shannon Nickerson and Laura MacDonald tell us how students are coping with job uncertainty in 2020. Isolation U is a partnership between the Digital Journalism class at St. Thomas University and the Aquinian. Listen to Episode 7 here: https://bit.ly/33b7B66

Sawyer Hannay, is a St. Thomas University graduate is a New Brunswick entrepreneur who recently won $150k for 10 per cent of his company on the CBC show, Dragon's Den. "The business was doing well without an investor," said Hannay. "I wanted to work with them, so I needed to structure a deal in a way where they could negotiate." Read the full story here: bit.ly/3fsRuWs

Kiara Landry, a Windsor Street resident wrote a letter to the editor expressing concerns over residence life's no guest policy. Eight days later, the policy changed. But Brock Richardson, director of student services, said the letter did not affect res life's decision. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3pTPAmE