Students gather to protest Mount Allison’s fossil fuel investments On Friday, Feb. 28 during Mount Allison’s winter open house, Divest MTA organized a protest against the University’s investment in fossil fuel and coal companies. The group of about 30 students began the protest in the academic quad and then marched to Centennial Hall chanting and […]
Student senators propose replacing buffer days with make-up classes At a Senate meeting on Feb. 11, it was announced that an extra two days of class time will be added to the winter semester academic calendar. The classes will be April 6 and 7, leading straight from classes into exam period beginning on April 8. […]
Kellie Mattatall discusses ‘long-term mismanagement’ of N.B. health-care system which led to the proposed closure of overnight ER at the Sackville Memorial Hospital Last month, the Sackville Memorial Hospital was among six rural hospitals set to close their emergency rooms during overnight hours, with no patients admitted after 10 p.m. The ER closures accompanied a […]
Dr. Ivan Radman-Livaja speaks on lead tags and the population of Siscia On Wednesday, Feb. 12 and Thursday, Feb. 13, Dr. Ivan Radman-Livaja came to Mount Allison to speak about prehistoric remains found in the Croatian city Siscia and what that reveals about life at that time as part of the 43rd annual Crake Lecture […]
McMUN and future plans On the weekend of Jan. 23 to 26, the Mount Allison Model United Nations team (MtAUN) attended the McGill Model United Nations Assembly (McMUN) conference, an annual Model United Nations conference held in Montreal by McGill University. Over 1,500 students from schools around the world come to Montreal to participate each […]
A new way for students to get fresh food at a discounted price Last week MASU launched a new initiative to get students, faculty and locals fresh produce in a cheaper way: a monthly delivery of fresh produce at an affordable price. The first order was a trial run to gauge interest in the program. […]
Strike update as of Tuesday, Feb. 4 Just hours before the Mount Allison Faculty Association’s declared strike deadline, the University’s director of marketing and communications, Robert Hiscock, sent an email out to students cancelling classes for the following day. That was Sunday, Feb. 2. As of Monday, Feb. 3, MAFA was on strike. On Feb. […]
Mt. A students start petition after SAC dissolves position On Jan. 13, the Students’ Administrative Council (SAC) reconsidered a motion to dissolve the position of the MASU international student affairs coordinator due to lack of information from a previous council meeting on Dec. 1, 2019. MASU first announced its intention to dissolve the position on […]
Mt. A students learn how to budget and build good credit score On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Chris Burke, the branch manager from RBC Sackville, spoke to students about budgeting and credit. Burke said that he was not here on behalf of the bank, but rather to give advice, saying his talk would simply be “stuff […]
Mount Allison Students’ Union publishes the Student Charter of Rights and Responsibilities On Jan. 20, MASU announced the publication of the Student Charter of Rights and Responsibilities. The purpose of the Charter is to combine all student rights and responsibilities into one cohesive and accessible document. The Charter is also meant to make explicit some […]