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November 30, 2017

Contextualizing #MeToo and Claiming #NoMore

November 30, 2017/ Sarah Patzelt, Features Editor
Contextualizing #MeToo and Claiming #NoMore

Students, administration, and members of the Antigonish community filled a Shwartz classroom on Tuesday November 29th to discuss the topic of sexualized violence both on the StFX campus and as a larger systemic problem.

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November 30, 2017/ Sarah Patzelt, Features Editor/ 1 Comment
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#MeToo, #NoMore, Sexualized Violence, StFX
November 30, 2017

Antigonish Affordable Housing Society: Housing for Hope

November 30, 2017/ Leah Gray, Staff Writer
Antigonish Affordable Housing Society: Housing for Hope

Finalists in the running to improve the community.

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November 30, 2017/ Leah Gray, Staff Writer/ Comment
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Antigonish, AAHS, Aviva
November 30, 2017

Universities vs. the government

November 30, 2017/ Salome Barker, Senior Reporter
Universities vs. the government

On November 21, 2017 over 500,000 college students from Ontario finally returned to school after a 5-week strike that had them out of the classroom.

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November 30, 2017/ Salome Barker, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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OPSEU, Acadia, Ontario
November 30, 2017

Legalization: A Weed that Won’t Die

November 30, 2017/ Leah Gray, Staff Writer
Legalization: A Weed that Won’t Die

On Monday, November 27, members of the StFX community gathered in the Riley Hall lounge for this year’s President’s Colloquium titled, “Understanding the Legalization of Cannabis: A University Community Conversation."

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November 30, 2017/ Leah Gray, Staff Writer/ Comment
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Weed, President's Colloquium
November 30, 2017

The National Day of Remembrance and Action of Violence Against Women

November 30, 2017/ Melissa Aycock, Staff Writer
The National Day of Remembrance and Action of Violence Against Women

The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women in Canada is held on December 6th.

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November 30, 2017/ Melissa Aycock, Staff Writer/ Comment
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Gender Based Violence
November 23, 2017

A New Era of Peacekeeping

November 23, 2017/ Dayna Smockum, Staff Writer
A New Era of Peacekeeping

Prime Minster Trudeau announces new peacekeeping plan for Canada.

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November 23, 2017/ Dayna Smockum, Staff Writer/ Comment
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Canada, United Nations, Peace
November 23, 2017

Adaptive aquatic programs for Antigonish

November 23, 2017/ Caleb Scargall, Senior Reporter
Adaptive aquatic programs for Antigonish

How the adaptive swimming program is changing perception.

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November 23, 2017/ Caleb Scargall, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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Adaptive Swimming, Alumni Aquatic Center, StFX
November 23, 2017

The creation of the Student Refugee Bursary

November 23, 2017/ Chloe Brown, Senior Reporter
The creation of the Student Refugee Bursary

The class of 2018's legacy is a new student bursary for refugees.

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November 23, 2017/ Chloe Brown, Senior Reporter/ 1 Comment
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Senior Class Co-Presidents
November 23, 2017

Giving Tuesday

November 23, 2017/ Ian Kemp, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Giving Tuesday

Donations for students in need going the extra mile

 

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StFX, Giving Tuesday
November 14, 2017

X-Markets Monthly: Students’ Initiative Comes to Publication

November 14, 2017/ Corrina Degen, Arts & Community Editor
X-Markets Monthly: Students’ Initiative Comes to Publication

 StFX's new financial news publication that is taking the large major pieces of information that are happening within the Canadian market and boiling it down to a fairly simple and impactful resource.

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November 14, 2017/ Corrina Degen, Arts & Community Editor/ Comment
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X-Markets Monthly, StFX
November 14, 2017

A Hidden Campus Gem

November 14, 2017/ Kelsey Chislett and Joseph Pereyas, Contributors
A Hidden Campus Gem

Wellspring is StFX's hidden gem.

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November 14, 2017/ Kelsey Chislett and Joseph Pereyas, Contributors/ Comment
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Wellspring, Wellness
November 14, 2017

An evening with Nate Leipciger

November 14, 2017/ Salome Barker, Senior Reporter
An evening with Nate Leipciger

An interview with Nate Leipciger, a Holocaust survivor.

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November 14, 2017/ Salome Barker, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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Nate Leipciger, StFX, History
November 09, 2017

StFX launches new residence initiatives for 2018-2019

November 09, 2017/ Chloe Brown, Senior Reporter
StFX launches new residence initiatives for 2018-2019

Living Learning Communities and the future of residence at StFX.

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November 09, 2017/ Chloe Brown, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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Residence, Living Learning Communities
November 09, 2017

Protecting Freedom of Speech vs. Protecting Feelings of Students

November 09, 2017/ Dayna Smockum, Staff Writer
Protecting Freedom of Speech vs. Protecting Feelings of Students

Dalhousie Student Union rep sparks a debate over who to protect when it comes to free speech

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November 09, 2017/ Dayna Smockum, Staff Writer/ Comment
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Dalhousie, Free Speech, Masuma Khan
October 27, 2017

StFX greets students during open house

October 27, 2017/ Renee Proctor, Multimedia Coordinator
StFX greets students during open house

“All early signs are indicating that the day was a huge success.”

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October 27, 2017/ Renee Proctor, Multimedia Coordinator/ Comment
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StFX, Students
October 26, 2017

X-Project searches for volunteers

October 26, 2017/ Yanik Gallie, Staff Writer
X-Project searches for volunteers

X-Project gets students involved in helping to teach community-identified skills to students in African and Mi’kmaq Nova Scotian communities.

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October 26, 2017/ Yanik Gallie, Staff Writer/ Comment
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X-Project, Indigenous
October 26, 2017

Sodexo's support

October 26, 2017/ Caleb Scargall, Senior Reporter
Sodexo's support

Generously awarding opportunity through the Jeannine Deveau Scholarship Fund. 

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October 26, 2017/ Caleb Scargall, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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Sodexo, Indigenous
October 26, 2017

Gord Downie, a true Canadian hero

October 26, 2017/ Salome Barker, Senior Reporter
Gord Downie, a true Canadian hero

Gord Downie, the legendary Canadian singer, walks among the stars.

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October 26, 2017/ Salome Barker, Senior Reporter/ 1 Comment
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music, Gord Downie
October 12, 2017

Interview with Kenji Omae

October 12, 2017/ Caleb Scargall, Senior Reporter
Interview with Kenji Omae

An interview with the latest addition to the Jazz Faculty.

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October 12, 2017/ Caleb Scargall, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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music, Kenji Omae
October 12, 2017

Drug culture and the use of Naloxone kits in Nova Scotia

October 12, 2017/ Chloe Brown, Senior Reporter
Drug culture and the use of Naloxone kits in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia's response to the opioid epidemic on the East Coast.

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October 12, 2017/ Chloe Brown, Senior Reporter/ Comment
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Drugs, Health
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