The Brunswickan

Our October issue is out now! You can pick up a copy at the listed locations: On campus: the Harriet Irving Library and the Student Union Building at UNB, & Sir James Dunn Hall at STU... Uptown: the Coffee mill, Second cup, Starbucks, the Great Canadian Bagel, Subway, & Pita Pit Downtown: Cora's, Subway, Pur and Simple, Chess Piece Patisserie, the Multi-cultural Market, NBCCD campus and shop, the Fredericton Public Library, the Abbey Café, & the Tipsy Muse Café All stories have been posted on our website, and you can access the magazine online through the link below! Happy reading :D

"In January 2019 John MacKinnon, professor of Philosophy at Saint Mary’s University, wrote an article criticizing the university for providing accommodations for Indigenous students, raising the Mi’kmaq flag, and reading a territorial acknowledgement."

Trigger warning: Discussion of sexual violence "After a week of allegations, reports, and protests across the province and in Fredericton surrounding the culture of sexual assault in post-secondary institutions, UNB has offered a number of communications in the forms of emails from President Mazerolle. Students remain displeased."

"On November 2, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick released a press release calling for the Higgs government to begin their review of the Official Languages Act, with no response."

"This year’s Remembrance Day service was different because all attendants had to stay six feet apart. Many chose to stay further away, or even stay home, as a lot of Legion members are over 65"

"However, there is controversy over whether or not it is right to elect somebody, usually with little or no previous experience, into such an important position"

"With fresh lockdowns being imposed, it is clear that this program would not just be potentially risky but, in some cases, impossible"

Trigger Warning: Discussion of sexual violence "The protest was inspired by Mount Allison University graduate, Michelle Roy, who recently accused Mount Allison of silencing victims of sexual violence"

"What was once shrugged off with cold and sinus medication is now a trip to the ER in a panic."