Memorial University Student Editorial
The MUN Students’ Union (MUNSU) by-elections this Fall is scheduled for the 23rd and 24th of November. In adapting with the unprecedented circumstances, this year’s elections are being conducted completely online, beginning from square one of the entire process. The […]
Newfoundland Labrador Premier Andrew Furey released a province-wide plan for $25-a-day childcare within the 2020 budget. Starting in January 2021, the province’s already existing Operating Grant Program (OGP) will update, further subsidizing daycares to reduce the cost of childcare for […]
Sitting down to have dinner sometime around 7:00pm NLT, I would never have imagined that some of my opinions were about to change forever. How did that happen? Well, follow this story slowly and see where it leads. It wasn’t […]
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities including graduation ceremonies have switched from in-person to virtual events. Globally, virtual events are slowly becoming the new normal as most organisations are ideating and implementting innovating alternatives to one-one-on and social […]
Thursday afternoon, I joined Memorial University’s Arn Keeling and Dean Bavington for an online Teach-In about the Sipekne’katik Mi’kmaq Fisheries. Mid-September, the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs declared a State of Emergency as a response to the violence occurring […]
On Wednesday October 21, Memorial University President Vianne Timmons hosted an online Town Hall meeting welcoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and featuring twenty randomly selected members of the Memorial University community. The Honourable Seamus O’Regan introduced the Prime Minister following […]
Last week, Memorial University’s Political Science department virtually hosted speakers Dr. Leah Sarson (Dalhousie University) and Dr. Maika Sondarjee (University of Ottawa) to discuss their research on the field of International Relations (IR). The seminar, which took place on Friday, […]
As a society, we have become increasingly aware of the impact human activity has on our oceans. In particular, there has been a large pushback against single-use plastics through government policies banning their use in supermarkets, restaurants, and other businesses. […]
On Tuesday, October 6th, over a hundred people gathered at the steps of the Confederation Building here in St. John’s to demand justice for sexual assault survivors. Bystanders of the rally heard women share their stories of their own sexual […]
After students launched countless petitions, demanding for the Queen Elizabeth II Library to reopen, it is finally opening its doors to MUN students who are desperately in need of a quiet place to study. Of course, much like everything else […]