The Aquinian's mission is to "foster a sense of community at STU by developing and promoting dialogue."[1]The Aquinian provides the campus community with an educational, informative and worthwhile presentation of STU and the greater Fredericton communities in newsprint form.
Before the 2004–05 academic year, The Aquinian was printed biweekly in broadsheet format. In the fall of 2004, the editorial staff scaled the paper down to tabloid format, which made it financially feasible to print on a weekly basis. In 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic, The Aquinian stopped its weekly printing schedule to transition to fully digital, where staff now publish stories on a weekly basis on its website.
The Aquinian has a friendly, good-natured rivalry with The Brunswickan, the campus newspaper for the University of New Brunswick, which is also located on Fredericton's campus hill.
Controversiesedit
2004–05 academic year
St. Thomas University gained international headlines in the fall of 2004 when the paper published a photo taken of four University of New Brunswick (UNB) rugby players streaking across the university's rugby pitch. The incident generated huge interest in the paper among students, as well as regional, national and international media. It was also a controversy among UNB students and administration as the four players captured in the photo were suspended from playing in the Maritime men's university rugby championship, which the team went on to lose. [1][2] The four players in the photo were among at least ten who partook in the bare festivities. [2][usurped][3]
2005–06 academic year
The paper's content came under fire in the 2005–06 academic year after it published an opinion piece on student apathy towards the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. It was accompanied by a photograph of a dead Iraqi soldier who had allegedly been run over by a tank. The image was taken from the controversial website, nowthatsfuckedup.com. The paper came under further scrutiny after publishing a questionable column on fitness ("Low Resolution") by then-arts editor Max Maxwell. In the piece, he made several incorrect assumptions about his primary subject. One apparent problem turned out to be a simile comparing the student's willpower to that of a donkey, chasing a carrot. Many misread the phrase as having described the main subject as looking like a donkey. A brief controversy arose when the student then disposed of several copies of the issue in which the piece was printed, instructed to do so by Sofia Rodriguez Gallagher, the president of the St. Thomas University Students' Union at the time. Maxwell was given the choice to either resign or be fired.
2012–13 academic year
The paper generated a significant amount of negative attention following articles printed with regards to the resignation of a Students' Union Vice-president. The writer of said articles had been accused of prying into the personal life of the vice-president, reporting rumours and speculation as fact and citing unprofessional sources. When asked for an apology by the Students' Representative Council, its Editor-in-Chief at the time, Liam McGuire, refused and maintained that the writer had done nothing wrong.
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The Aquinian is a student owned and operated publication at St Thomas University STU in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada The Aquinian is published on a weekly basis during the regular academic year and is a member of the Canadian University Press The AquinianTypeWeekly Student NewspaperFormatOnlineOwner s AutonomousPublisherThe Aquinian Inc Editor in chiefGiuliana Grillo de LambarriManaging editorPeter JewettFounded1935 89 years ago 1935 Headquarters51 Dineen Drive Fredericton New BrunswickWebsitetheaquinian wbr net The Aquinian s mission is to foster a sense of community at STU by developing and promoting dialogue 1 The Aquinian provides the campus community with an educational informative and worthwhile presentation of STU and the greater Fredericton communities in newsprint form Contents 1 Recent history 2 Controversies 3 Editor in Chief 4 Managing Editor 5 See also 6 References 7 External links 8 NotesRecent history editBefore the 2004 05 academic year The Aquinian was printed biweekly in broadsheet format In the fall of 2004 the editorial staff scaled the paper down to tabloid format which made it financially feasible to print on a weekly basis In 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic The Aquinian stopped its weekly printing schedule to transition to fully digital where staff now publish stories on a weekly basis on its website The Aquinian has a friendly good natured rivalry with The Brunswickan the campus newspaper for the University of New Brunswick which is also located on Fredericton s campus hill Controversies edit2004 05 academic year St Thomas University gained international headlines in the fall of 2004 when the paper published a photo taken of four University of New Brunswick UNB rugby players streaking across the university s rugby pitch The incident generated huge interest in the paper among students as well as regional national and international media It was also a controversy among UNB students and administration as the four players captured in the photo were suspended from playing in the Maritime men s university rugby championship which the team went on to lose 1 2 The four players in the photo were among at least ten who partook in the bare festivities 2 usurped 3 2005 06 academic year The paper s content came under fire in the 2005 06 academic year after it published an opinion piece on student apathy towards the U S led invasion of Iraq It was accompanied by a photograph of a dead Iraqi soldier who had allegedly been run over by a tank The image was taken from the controversial website nowthatsfuckedup com The paper came under further scrutiny after publishing a questionable column on fitness Low Resolution by then arts editor Max Maxwell In the piece he made several incorrect assumptions about his primary subject One apparent problem turned out to be a simile comparing the student s willpower to that of a donkey chasing a carrot Many misread the phrase as having described the main subject as looking like a donkey A brief controversy arose when the student then disposed of several copies of the issue in which the piece was printed instructed to do so by Sofia Rodriguez Gallagher the president of the St Thomas University Students Union at the time Maxwell was given the choice to either resign or be fired 2012 13 academic year The paper generated a significant amount of negative attention following articles printed with regards to the resignation of a Students Union Vice president The writer of said articles had been accused of prying into the personal life of the vice president reporting rumours and speculation as fact and citing unprofessional sources When asked for an apology by the Students Representative Council its Editor in Chief at the time Liam McGuire refused and maintained that the writer had done nothing wrong Editor in Chief edit2023 24 Giuliana Grillo de Lambarri 2022 23 Aaron Sousa 2021 22 Hannah Rudderham 2020 21 Diana Chavez 2019 20 Caitlin Dutt 2018 19 Sarah Morin 2017 18 Angela Bosse 2016 17 Hadeel Ibrahim 2015 16 Joseph Tunney 2014 15 MacKenzie Riley 2013 14 Ian Leblanc 2012 13 Liam McGuire 2011 12 Alyssa Mosher 2010 11 Tara Chislett 2009 10 Matt McCann 2008 09 Bailey White 2007 08 Nick Moore 2006 07 Kate Wright 2005 06 Justin Sadler 2004 05 Miriam Christensen 2002 04 Carmy Joseph 2002 02 Kyle Hanniman 2001 02 Andrew MacDonaldManaging Editor edit2023 24 Peter Jewett 2022 23 Brooklyn Wilkins 2021 22 Hana Delaney 2020 21 Jasmine Gidney 2019 20 Jerry Faye Flatt 2018 19 Cassidy Chisholm 2001 02 Greg MercerSee also editList of student newspapers in Canada List of newspapers in CanadaReferences edit About theAQ The Aquinian Retrieved February 21 2018 University suspends naked rugby players CBC News Friday November 5 2004 http www cbc ca canada story 2004 11 05 rugby naked041105 html Rugby team may end naked celebrations Canadian Press November 5 2004 CANOE CNEWS Weird News Rugby team may end naked celebrations Archived from the original on June 23 2007 Retrieved January 12 2008 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link External links edittheaquinian netNotes edit University suspends naked rugby players CBC News Friday November 5 2004 https www cbc ca news canada university suspends naked rubgy players 1 505898 Rugby team may end naked celebrations Canadian Press November 5 2004 https archive today 20070623032604 http cnews canoe ca CNEWS WeirdNews 2004 11 05 702161 html Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Aquinian amp oldid 1217508173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
