The 2026-27 St. Thomas University women’s hockey team. (Photo Credit: STU Athletics) The St. Thomas University (STU) women’s hockey season is finally here. Fans are on the edge of their seats waiting to see who hits the next puck. Last year, the team lost in the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) playoff semifinals to the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds. STU had over seven months to digest the bittersweet defeat. Now, their focus turns to dropping the puck on a new 2025-

War reporter Francis Farrell on a field trip near the front line in Donbas (Photo credit: The Kyiv Independent) In Sydney, Australia, Francis Farrell told a Fredericton audience, the hazards are well known. “Snakes and spiders are a problem. Drones and glide bombs or invading armies, not so much.” Farrell is a senior reporter at the Kyiv Independent and for four years the second list has been his beat. On Oct. 15, he delivered the inaugural Stephen Smith lecture at the Univer

Tejiri "T.J." Emore mid-solo with the KAT Group — living proof jazz didn't leave Fredericton, it just took a Thursday off until Sept. 17. (Jennifer William/AQ) The KAT Group — saxophonists Kalan Ratray and Tejiri “T.J.” Emore played a free show on Sept.17, at the Wilser’s Room blending jazz with bits of house, pop and rock music. Even the band's name is refreshingly simple. “We got booked to play a show and they needed an Instagram,” Emore said. “I was like, why don’t we jus

Miriam White said she wants to “raise a little kiddo who knows the truth and continues to fight for justice.” (Sabrina Zabatiero A/Q). A crowd in orange shirts filled the Richard J. Currie Center at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) on Sept. 30 as drums, with two Indigenous girls dancing nearby, opened the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ceremony, organized by the Office of the Piluwithasuwin, took place at both UNB’s Fredericton and Saint John campuses, wi

Defenseman Amber Daley carries the puck through the neutral zone (Photo credit: STU Athletics) St. Thomas University (STU) Women’s Hockey season is on the horizon. Fans got a taste of the action when the team hit the ice for the East Coast Classic tournament to open up the home pre-season schedule. The event brought together STU, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Reds, St. Francis Xavier University (St. FX) and three teams from Central Canada. Those teams were the Winds

Green Door Smash's poster holds its place in downtown Fredericton. (Jennifer William/AQ) For students still looking to find their footing this semester, Green Door Smash offers something different: a weekly gathering at Marshall D’Avray Hall, room 116 — built entirely around fighting games and the people who show up to play them. In 2010, a group of University of New Brunswick (UNB) students bonded over Super Smash Bros. Melee and decided to build something around it. Fiftee

The Grad House is known to students, professors and loved ones in the Fredericton community. (Credit: Jennifer William) Before it was a bar, it was a home. Before it was a home, it belonged to a poet. 676 Windsor Street has been many things: a writer’s residence, a research centre and Windsor Castle. Today, most people just call it the “Grad House.” But whatever name you give it, the feeling inside stays the same, as if you’ve stumbled into somewhere you’re allowed to just be

What happens to the soccer fan base and athletes who wish to play the sport year-round? That’s where futsal emerges as an opportunity to enjoy.