Sydney, N.S. Shivam Sadana Robert Lovell One unavoidable way of learning a new culture, culture shock! Coming to Canada has been a dream of many and international students, and here at CBU that dream has come to life. New arrivals have started to mingle with those from different cultures and different nationalities, and with this … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S. Daniel Boutilier Are students being supported or taken advantage of? As with most things, the answer falls somewhere in the middle. September’s influx of new international students brought with it a housing crisis, unique in Cape Breton’s recent memory. With an estimated 500-600 students already beginning to arrive for CBU’s January … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S Robert Lovell Propaganda in the Library? CBU Students Defend Chinese Censorship. Canadians take freedom of speech and freedom of the press for granted; the same cannot be said for those living in China. I went to the above presentation anticipating a story about dismissing stereotypes and misconceptions – instead many of my … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S. Robert Lovell Look no further for Sunday night plans going forward, open mic stand-up comedy is set to become a staple of Sunday evening entertainment in Downtown Sydney! What started as a couple shows on a whim has turned into a regular event with a dedicated following. Open Mic Stand-Up Comedy … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S Shivam Sadana Around 600 hearts broke on Thursday when a call centre in Sydney shut down, leaving people unemployed just a few weeks before Christmas. Not surprisingly, for those who depended on their position at ServiCom as their sole or main source of income, the unexpected closure has been a source of … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S. Daniel Boutilier Selling beer to college students – seems like one of the world’s easiest jobs, right? Well, it appears that at CBU things are a little more complicated. When I began writing this story in September, I conducted a series of interviews – first with John Mayich, Director of Student affairs, … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S. Robert Lovell With our first few snowfalls in the books, there have already been some serious accidents and no doubt several close calls. It seems every year some people forget what a winter here is like, even while others are experiencing it for the first time. So, in a likely futile attempt to … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S शिवम् सदाना यूनिवर्सिटी के छात्रों ने हर्षोल्लास के साथ दीपावली का पर्व मनाया| इस उत्सव पर न ही केवल भारतीयों ने जश्न मनाया, पर्देशिओं ने भी जम कर बॉलीवुड, टॉलीवूड और पंजाबी गानों पर ठुमके लगाए| लोगों के लिए यह दृश्य देखने योग्य था| यूनिवर्सिटी के गेम्स काम्प्लेक्स में मंच लगाया गया … Continue reading
Inverness, N.S. Jim Martendale For some years now CBU’s Baccalaureate Nursing Program has been rated among the Top 3 in the province, but new changes to the curriculum aim to propel this mainstay of professional studies even further. In consultation with the provincial government, CBU’s Nursing Program made the switch from the traditional 4-year … Continue reading
Sydney, N.S Shivam Sadana Both in Canada and here at Cape Breton University we pride ourselves on our multiculturalism, but exactly how multicultural are we? This September, immigrants flooded the city of Sydney and all credit goes to Cape Breton University for enrolling students from all over the world. And if you were … Continue reading
