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SPORTS

On February 10th, the Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team went on strike against Soccer Canada to protest the budget cuts and unequal pay they are being subject to before the Women’s World Cup. In a statement addressed to Soccer Canada, the women’s team states that this treatment is a gender inequity issue. STU soccer players Abby Cameron and David Armstrong discuss their interpretations of the protests and their understandings of gender inequity and activism in sports. Michael Dawson, a professor of history at STU, shares his insights into the origins of gender inequity in sports, and how understanding the history of sports can nurture more empathetic, nuanced forms of activism.

(*artwork: Equals by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY

Last year, UNB students Kate Palmer and Caroline Stephen founded the UNB Menstrual Health Society, striving to make period products available across UNB campus washrooms and fight the stigma around menstruation. Now, their membership has skyrocketed, they have forged partnerships with community organizations, given talks to schools about period products and stigma, and were awarded the prestigious VIVE Awards from the government of New Brunswick. Kate Palmer, co-chair of the Society, discusses the Society’s accomplishments and her understandings of period stigma.

(*artwork: Cycles by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY/ COMMENTARY

A brief account of how I came to my personal understanding of racism in today’s society, built from insights I gleaned from the book White Tears/Brown Scars by journalist and researcher Ruby Hamad. The book details the history of colonialism and how its ideology remains cemented in today’s society through the stereotyping and social silencing of women of colour. The nature of this racism is so socially accepted that it is scarcely understood as racism.

(*artwork: Conscious by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY

The Wabanaki Midwinter Celebrations unfolded from February 3rd to 5th at St. Thomas University, the University of New Brunswick, and the Delta Hotel in a series of events commemorating fellowship and nature. Indigenous communities describe the spirit of the celebrations, how the events were organized, and experiences with language revitalization.

(*artwork: Womb by Incé Husain)

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ARTS

Nigerian hyper-realistic artist Jola Adeniji commemorates the fortitude of Black women in his art series “Diary of a Mad Black Woman”. The series is set to premiere at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre on March 17th and 18th.

(*artwork by Incé Husain)

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SPORTS

Two football fans from the University of New Brunswick discuss their football teams, the joy the sport brings them, and the interplay between football, national identity, and activism.

(*artwork: Goal by Incé Husain)

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HUMANS AND NATURE

Beekeeper Andrew Byers describes his connection with beekeeping and explains the beekeeping scene in New Brunswick. With interest in the craft on the rise, he is offering introductory beekeeping courses at the University of New Brunswick.

(*artwork by Incé Husain)

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ARTS / FILM REVIEW

Acadian filmmaker Mathieu Laprise’s horror comedy web series Utukku features the story of a schoolgirl who takes revenge on her bully by wielding the supernatural. It is playful, aesthetic, satisfyingly mean, and conveyed in a mere 15 minutes.

(*artwork: Amulet by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY / COMMENTARY

The Rhodes Scholarship fully funds postgraduate study at the University of Oxford, and is considered one of the most prestigious scholarships in the world. Some of the finalists from the Maritimes region in Canada share their thoughts on the application, the selection process, and their ambitions for the future.

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SOCIETY

The Neurodivergence Collective of New Brunswick strives to provide community to neurodivergent people and rework the narratives around autism. Louise Tardif, the founder of the Collective, discusses the Collective’s establishment and how she views autism. Melanie Green, an autistic Psychology student at the University of New Brunswick, shares the validation her diagnosis gave her and the sense of community the Collective brings. Dr. Barbara D’Entremont, a professor of Psychology at UNB who researches autism, explains how hearing from autistic people makes her a better researcher.

(*artwork by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY

Launched by researchers at St. Thomas University, the Community Connectors program addresses social isolation in seniors through community initiatives, and strives to shift the way isolation is discussed.

(*artwork: Moving Through Time by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY

On October 25th, Fredericton member of parliament Jenica Atwin visited the UNB campus to openly converse with UNB students. The topics of the event spanned immigration, mental health, public healthcare, education, and Truth and Reconciliation. Atwin shares her thoughts on the event, and Denver Hayes, an Indigenous UNB student, discusses his dialogue with Atwin.

(*artwork: Coffee with your MP by Incé Husain)

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GLOBAL COMMENTARY

One third of Pakistan was ravaged by floods after its glaciers collapsed from climate change, impacting 33 million people. Massive loss of life by drowning or disease ensues, and poverty and famine looms. Media attention is scarce. This is my personal experience of desensitization.

(*artwork by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY

Sisters Emma and Elizabeth Campbell share their experiences living out of a van, their interpretations of the lifestyle, and how social media’s ‘#vanlife’ movement depicts a benignly glorified rendition of the lifestyle.

(*artwork: Youth by Incé Husain)

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ARTS

On September 25th, the University of New Brunswick’s Memorial Hall Theatre hosted “Swooning at the Salons”, a concert filled with violin, clarinet, piano, and opera commemorating romantic music across the eras. Soprano Sally Dibblee and audience member Liv Gould discuss the transcendental uniqueness of classical music performances.

(*artwork: Why am I not a rose? by Incé Husain)

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SOCIETY

Dr. Sulaimon Giwa, St. Thomas University’s Endowed Chair of Criminology and Criminal Justice, is teaching an all-new course exploring the “defunding the police” movement. He hopes to reintroduce nuance and societal feasibility into the fervor surrounding the topic through a discussion-based course that has students openly expressing and justifying their views.

(*artwork: Dialogue by Incé Husain.)

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SPORTS

After five years playing volleyball for St. Thomas University, Christian Christie has relocated to England to build his volleyball career with the England National Team. He discusses the heightened mental game, his simultaneous academic and athletic pursuits at the University of Essex, and reminisces about his time as a student athlete at STU.

(*artwork: Strategy by Incé Husain.)

ARTS

The New Brunswick Summer Music Festival debuted this August in UNB’s Memorial Hall theatre. Concert pianist Peter Allen and violinist Russell Iceberg describe the festival, their musical processes, and the importance of the concerts with rich, contrasting perspectives.

(*artwork by Incé Husain)

SOCIETY

Marwan Soffee, server at Lebanese restaurant Byblos Restaurant and Bar in downtown Fredericton, shares unique elements of his work day, the cultural familiarity the restaurant brings, and his favourite dish.

(*artwork: Veggie Plate by Incé Husain.)

HUMANS AND NATURE

Lismore Sheep Farm in Louiseville, Nova Scotia, is home to two hundred friendly sheep and lambs. Gillian Crawford, co-owner of the farm, shares how the farm was established and the process of raw wool being transformed to commercial woollen products, the most fulfilling part of the work, and why interest in natural products is on the rise.

(*artwork: Lamb by Incé Husain. See full piece here.)