Study Break!

From www.bohcooper.com

Exam period just seems to stretch on forever doesn’t it?  Well over at STU Info we’ve had some time to kill and we’ve compiled a list of some of our favourite online sites to kill time when we should be studying.

It doesn’t include Facebook though, because as we mentioned previously, it lowers your grades.

(WARNINGS:  MAY CONTAIN NOT-SAFE-FOR-WORK (NSFW) CONTENT.
STU Info does not endorse or support any of the viewpoints or statements made in the following links.  View at your own risk.  )

Citizens protest gas-bar addition to Costco plan.

Image from www.costco.ca

Fredericton’s long road to a Costco hit another snag this week.  The plan to add an expanded parking lot and gas-bar didn’t sit well with dozens of people who attended a city council meeting on Monday.

Read the full story from the CBC at this linky.

Need a place to live this summer?

Summer Accommodations available through the Residence Life Office

Location:  Holy Cross House
When:  May 1st – August 15th
Rent:  $250/month

Rent Includes:
•Weekly housekeeping service
•Local telephone service
•Cable
•Wireless internet
•Kitchen facilities
•Shared bathroom facilities
•Laundry facilities

For more information please contact the Residence Life Office at 452-0578 or e-mail residencelife@stu.ca

Doing more with less – Finances Matter – Part 2/5

The proposed STUSU budget for 2009-2010 is  $17,764 less than last year’s.  Where did the money go?

The money is gone because the students are gone.
This is what happens when essentially all of the Union’s revenue is tied directly to student fees.  Shrinking enrollment at St. Thomas University leads directly to less money in the coffers for the Union to provide services with.

Study says Facebook = Lower Grades

Will spending hours and hours on Facebook really lower your grades?
Find out what the latest studies have shown.

CRIM Students to Present at Conference on Crime Reduction

Susan Reid, Ph.D.

From the STU website:

Students in Dr. Susan Reid’s CRIM 3283-Crime Prevention course have an exciting opportunity before them this month.

On April 15, a conference on crime reduction will be bringing stakeholders together to discuss the best approach to crime reduction in Canada. Organized by the Department of Public Safety, the conference will bring law officials, RCMP officers, government officials, criminologists, and scholars under one roof to look at the most efficient way to reduce crime.

Lecture – Journey to Equality by Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes – Apr 16

In 2001, Rev. Dr. Brent Hawkes, C.M., officiated at the world’s first legal same-sex marriages, in Toronto.

In this free lecture, he will speak of his personal and spiritual struggle growing up gay in rural New Brunswick, linking it to self-discovery, political activism and his historic role in the legal recognition of same-sex marriages.

Where does your money go? – Finances Matter – Part 1/5

STUSU student fees are $108 for full time students.  But what does that money pay for?  Over here at STU Info we went to town on STUSU’s proposed operating budget for next year.

We took the $108 and figured out how much of each service you students end up paying for.

Did you know that out of that $108, just 39 cents goes to the Public Relations budget? Safe Wheels costs you only $3.53 per year.

Check out the data we’ve crunched.

Tommies Add Former OHL Sniper

Mike Eagles, Tommies head coach announced earlier this week that forward Jadran Beljo from Sudbury, ON has committed to the Tommies for the upcoming season

In making the announcement, Eagles stated that “Jadran is the type of quality player and person the Tommies are looking for. He is an intelligent player that has a very good stick and skates well. We are really looking forward to having him in our line-up”.

Beljo is an offensively gifted forward who has played five seasons in the OHL. He had consecutive 30+ goal seasons with Mississauga (06-07) and London (07-08). The Tommies are excited to have Jadran on board as they look to rebuild the team after missing the play offs this past season.

-Harold

for Friends of STU Hockey

Toast and Jam 2 – BBoy Comp – Apr 25

Resident BBoy Daniel Blais just sent over this info on a BBoy competition in Moncton on April 25.

Free for the public, $10 for competitors, winner takes home cash money.