The Aquinian
Encyclopedia
The Aquinian is a student-owned-and-operated campus newspaper
, at St. Thomas University
(STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick
, Canada
. The newspaper was established in 1935. It's published on a weekly basis during the regular academic year. The paper is a member paper of Canadian University Press
.
The Aquinian's mission is "...to foster a sense of community at STU by developing and promoting dialogue on issues of concern to the community."
The Aquinian launched its website in the fall of 2007 with TheAq.net http://www.theaq.net.
St. Thomas University gained international headlines in autumn 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 and 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. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2004/11/05/rugby_naked041105.html The four players in the photo were among at least ten who partook in the bare festivities. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/11/05/702161.html
The paper's content came under fire in the 2005/2006 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 the piece was printed in, instructed to do so by St. Thomas' then-Students' Union President, Sofia Rodriguez-Gallagher. Maxwell was given the choice to either resign or be fired.
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
, at St. Thomas University
St. Thomas University (New Brunswick)
St. Thomas University is jointly a public and Roman Catholic liberal arts university located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It offers degrees exclusively at the undergraduate level for approximately 3,000 students in the liberal arts, humanities, journalism, education, and social work....
(STU) in Fredericton, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The newspaper was established in 1935. It's published on a weekly basis during the regular academic year. The paper is a member paper of Canadian University Press
Canadian University Press
Canadian University Press is a non-profit co-operative and newswire service owned by almost 90 student newspapers at post-secondary schools in Canada. Founded in 1938, CUP is the oldest student newswire service in the world and the oldest national student organization in North America. Many...
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The Aquinian's mission is "...to foster a sense of community at STU by developing and promoting dialogue on issues of concern to the community."
The Aquinian launched its website in the fall of 2007 with TheAq.net http://www.theaq.net.
Recent history
Before the 2004/2005 academic year, the newspaper 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.Controversies
- 2004-2005 academic year
St. Thomas University gained international headlines in autumn 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 and 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. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2004/11/05/rugby_naked041105.html The four players in the photo were among at least ten who partook in the bare festivities. http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/11/05/702161.html
- 2005-2006 academic year
The paper's content came under fire in the 2005/2006 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
Nowthatsfuckedup.com
nowthatsfuckedup.com was a controversial website that existed from February 2004 until April 2006, when it was shuttered under Florida obscenity laws. Often known by its initials NTFU, it had an initial focus on user-contributed amateur pornography until it adopted a novel business model whereby U.S...
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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 the piece was printed in, instructed to do so by St. Thomas' then-Students' Union President, Sofia Rodriguez-Gallagher. Maxwell was given the choice to either resign or be fired.
Editor in Chief
- 2011 - Present: Alyssa Mosher
- 2010 - 2011: Tara Chislett
- 2009 – 2010: Matt McCann
- 2008–2009: Bailey White
- 2007–2008: Nick Moore
- 2006–2007: Kate Wright
- 2005–2006: Justin Sadler
- 2004 - 2005: Miriam Christensen
- 2002 - 2004: Carmy Joseph
- 2001 - 2002: Andrew MacDonald