The Brunswickan
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The Brunswickan is the official student newspaper at the University of New Brunswick located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
A founding member of the Canadian University Press, it remains one of the largest community newspapers in Atlantic Canada, and among the largest in Canada, well out-of-proportion to the size of its home campus.
The tagline for the paper, "Canada's Oldest Official Student Publication", combines two facts: the paper is official student publication of the students at the University of New Brunswick and the first issue of UNB's official student publication was published in 1867, prior to any other official student publication at a Canadian university.
Regional rival, The Dalhousie Gazette at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 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.
The paper currently runs in a broadsheet format.
Members of the paper are often referred to as "brunsies", a term of pride and affection for some.
Among its notable alumni are Colin B. Mackay, Bliss Carman, Charles G. D. Roberts, Dalton Camp, Fredrik Eaton, Nathan White, Sean Patrick Sullivan, Chris Wilson-Smith, Ben Conoley, Donald Pringle and Kwame Dawes.
