The Brunswickan

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The Brunswickan
Type	Weekly Student Newspaper
Format	Broadsheet
Owner	Autonomous
Publisher	Brunswickan Publishing Inc.
Editor	Josh O'Kane
Founded	1867
Headquarters	Student Union Building, Fredericton, New Brunswick
Website: TheBruns.ca

The Brunswickan is the official student newspaper of the Fredericton campus of the University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada. It has a circulation of 10,000 and issues are published each Wednesday of the school year, traditionally running from 25-27 issues annually.

Contents 1 About 2 Weekly Sections 3 Editorial Board 2008-09 4 Editorial Board 2007-08 5 Editorial History 6 External links

[edit] About

A founding member of the Canadian University Press, The Brunswickan 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 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 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, and is one of only two member newspapers of the Canadian University Press to do so; the other is The Silhouette, from McMaster University.

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 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.

The Brunswickan has a sister-publication, The Baron, at the other UNB campus, UNB Saint John.

[edit] Weekly Sections

• News: Campus and off-campus coverage of student issues and events.
• Comments and Letters Columns, editorials and letters to the editor.
• Arts & Entertainment Something for everyone, from concert coverage to purse-making ventures. Books, films, music, theatre, and other performing arts are covered.
• Sports: Features coverage of UNB's sports teams, including the Varsity Reds and a growing number of competitive clubs.
• Classifieds: Free listings for students.
• Occasional features are also published that vary on subject matter and tie in to different sections.

[edit] Editorial Board 2008-09

• Editor-in-Chief: Josh O'Kane
  
• Managing Editor: Tony von Richter
  
• News: Sarah Ratchford
  
• Arts & Entertainment: Doug Estey
  
• Sports: Mitchell Bernard
  
• Production: Christian Hapgood
  
• Photo: Andrew Meade
  
• Copy: Vacant

[edit] Editorial Board 2007-08

• Editor-in-Chief: Jennifer McKenzie
  
• Managing Editor: Tony von Richter
  
• News: Lauren Kennedy & Josh O'Kane (co-editors)
  
• Arts & Entertainment: Ashley Bursey
  
• Sports: Brian Munn
  
• Production: Ed Cullinan
  
• Photo: Andrew Meade
  
• Copy: Alicia del Frate

[edit] Editorial History

Editor-In-Chief

• 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

[edit] External links

• TheBruns.ca
• The Baron