''The Brunswickan'' is the official student newspaper of the

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campus of the

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. It has a circulation of 4,000 and issues are published on the first Wednesday each month, traditionally running 8 issues annually.

Overview

A founding member of the

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, ''The Brunswickan'' remains one of the largest

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s in

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, and among the largest in Canada, well out-of-proportion to the size of its home campus. In January 2009, the paper switched from broadsheet to tabloid format in response to financial pressures, and in an effort to reduce its impact on the environment. ''The Brunswickan'' subsequently dropped its circulation from 10,000 to 6,000 issues per week later that month, and again to 5,000 in 2012. Circulation dropped again to 4,000 in September 2013. The tagline for the paper, "Canada's Oldest Official Student Publication", combines two facts: the paper is the official student publication for the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick and the first issue was published in 1867, prior to any other official student publication at a Canadian university. Regional rival, ''

The Dalhousie Gazette ''The Dalhousie Gazette'' (more commonly referred to as ''the Gazette'') is the main student publication at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The paper first began publishing in 1868, making it the oldest continually operating ...

'' at

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, claims the title of "oldest student newspaper in Canada." The ''Gazette'' has published consecutively since 1868, whereas there are significant gaps in the publishing history of ''The Brunswickan''. During the Strax affair of 1968-69 two students were charged with

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over an article published in the ''Brunswickan'' that questioned the objectivity of the New Brunswick courts. Both were found guilty. The editor, John Oliver, was fined $50 and required to print a retraction. The author, Tom Murphy, was sentenced to ten days in jail. In the past, members of the paper have been referred to as "brunsies", a term of pride and affection for some. Among its notable alumni are Gary Davis,

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, Charles G. D. Roberts,

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, Nathan White, Sean Patrick Sullivan, Chris Wilson-Smith, Ben Conoley,

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and

Kwame Dawes Kwame Senu Neville Dawes (born 28 July 1962) is a Ghanaian poet, actor, editor, critic, musician, and former Louis Frye Scudder Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of South Carolina. He is now Professor of English at the University of N ...

. ''The Brunswickan'' has a sister-publication, ''The Baron'', at the other UNB campus, UNB Saint John. ''The Brunswickan'' has a good-natured rivalry with ''

The Aquinian ''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 ...

'', the campus newspaper for St. Thomas University which is also located on Fredericton's college hill.

Sections

* News: Campus and off-campus coverage of student issues and noteworthy happenings, as well as breaking stories. * Opinion: Editorials, regular columns, and letters to the editor, usually focusing on student and social issues, as well as activism. * Arts & Lifestyle: Covers community, social issues, culture, arts, and events. * Occasional features are also published that vary in subject matter and tie into different sections.

Editorial Board 2021-2022

* Editor-in-Chief: Marlowe K. Evans * Creative Director: Olivia Chenier * Arts and Lifestyle: Harrison Dressler * News: Taylor Chalker * Business: Stuart Wallace * Multimedia: Joe Jonah *Copy: Melissa Spohr

Editorial history

Editor-In-Chief *2021-22: Marlowe K. Evans *2020-21: Ally Buchanan *2019-20: Brad Ackerson *2018: Book Sadprasid* *2017-18: Emma McPhee *2016-17: Adam Travis *2015-16: Emma McPhee *2014-15: Tess Allen *2013-14: Nick Murray *2012-13: Sandy Chase *2011-12: Christopher Cameron *2010-11: Colin McPhail *2009-10: Sarah Ratchford *2008-09: Josh O'Kane *2007-08: Jennifer McKenzie *2006-07: Tony von Richter (interim), Michele Legendre, Tony von Richter (interim), David Arthurs *2005-06: Brendan Doyle *2004-05: Patrick Reinartz *2003-04: Sean Patrick Sullivan *2002-03: Sean Patrick Sullivan *2001-02: Cindy Brown *2000-01: Cindy Brown *1999-00: Joseph Wilfred John FitzPatrick III *1998-99: Joseph Wilfred John FitzPatrick III *1997-98: Joseph Wilfred John FitzPatrick III *1996-97: Mary Rogal-Black, Joseph Wilfred John FitzPatrick III *1995-96: Mark Morgan *1994-95: Al Johnstone *1993-94: Karen Burgess *1992-93: Allan Carter *1991-92: Kwame Dawes *1989-91: Kwame Dawes *1988-89: Stephane Comeau *1987-88: Mark Stevens; Ernest Dunphy Note: Sadprasid resigned in October and no replacement was hired for that academic year.

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