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Nitin Fernandes
- Mar 29
- 2 min
Get to know the Coders Society
In today’s world, we use computers for nearly everything – be it shopping, work meetings, classes etc. All this is possible only thanks...
Dariia Pasko
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Campaign do's and don'ts
As nominations are closed, next stage for the Cape Breton University Students' Union (CBUSU) elections is campaigning. This year the...
Deepali
- Jan 25
- 2 min
CBUSU elections are around the corner, nominations closed!
With the resignation of Madlyn O’Brien, CBUSU former president & CEO on January 14th, Logan Collins CBUSU former Executive Vice President...
Deepali
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Are you really prepared for the winter?
The phases of nature are somewhat a lesson that nothing on Earth, is immortal. Sometimes it seems strange, how fall beautiful colors...
Pushya Chokshi
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
BHATM Students Organise CBU Rising Star Talent Show
The CBU rising event was a talent showcase that was organized by the Winter 2021 class of Hotel and Tourism Management (BHATM 3503). It...
Pushya Chokshi
- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
Course Delivery methods: Spring 2021
Since the beginning of the COIVD-19 outbreak due to public health guidelines, CBU is operating remotely for more than a year now....
Pushya Chokshi
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Healthy Living Week at CBU
Cape Breton University and CBUSU has always advocated for the well being of students. For more than a year we have been under the grip of...
Manini Sethi
- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Here’s Why Cape Breton Needs CBU’s Center for Discovery and Innovation and What You Can Do to Help.
In October 2020, Cape Breton University announced its plan for developing a 80 million dollar research and instructional facility on its...
Pushya Chokshi
- Jan 17, 2021
- 2 min
CBU’s Scholarships & Bursaries
Every year with the help of donors and reserves of the university, CBU offers $2.5 million in the form of various scholarships and...
Pushya Chokshi
- Dec 3, 2020
- 2 min
Here's what's going on at CBU's Public Health Society
Cape Breton University is one of the hot-spots for international students in Nova Scotia. Bachelors in Public Health is among the many...
Manini Sethi
- Nov 24, 2020
- 2 min
Scholarship Opportunity for Data Journalists
Investintech.com, Inc is the developer of award-winning and industry-leading PDF conversion, creation, and editing solutions. They...
Pushya Chokshi
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
Diwali: Festival of Happiness
Diwali commonly known as the festival of lights is one of the most celebrated festivals all over India. The festival has its roots in...
Manini Sethi
- Oct 20, 2020
- 3 min
The Ballot Has Been Cast: SRC Election Results, Fall 2020
Even though University life is just a tad bit different this semester, the Student Representative Council (SRC) elections which were...
Manini Sethi
- Oct 16, 2020
- 3 min
Candidate Profiles: Fall 2020 Valedictorians.
Graduating from university is one of the most important milestones for many of us and this year is even more unique for many CBU students...
Manini Sethi
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
New Normal; New Me. How to be Productive During a Global Pandemic
Let's face facts: this *is* the new normal. But just because we're in the middle of a global pandemic doesn't mean everything has to...
Dipanshu Grover
- Feb 28, 2020
- 2 min
Reality of Student Engagement at CBU
Everyone complains about the fact that there is not much to do in Cape Breton, especially in winters.Due to issues with the transit,...
Dipanshu Grover
- Feb 24, 2020
- 2 min
CBU Students’ Union all set for 20-21 Session
Elections have been a whirlwind of events for the Students’ Union, the candidates and the one’s vigilant enough to vote. From getting...
Dipanshu Grover
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
CBUSU Elections 2020: Candidate Profile
Hello. My name is Amrinder Singh and I am a Business Management student at Cape Breton University. Since the time I’ve been here, I have...
Dipanshu Grover, Hridya Chaudhary
- Jan 27, 2020
- 2 min
Lunar New Year: People Celebrate the Defeat of Nian
It was that time of the year when I got to try some dumplings with a couple of Asian friends. Had a bubble tea and not to mention, I also...
Dipanshu Grover, Hridya Chaudhary
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Student Elections: Politics starts Right Here, Right Now.
What is Politics ? ” The art or science concerned with winning and holding control over a governance of an organisation”( Source –...
Dipanshu Grover, Hridya Chaudhary
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
Resource Guidebook: Know CBU
Just when the new year began at CBU, students started the winter semester by bringing a whole lot of snow into Cape Breton. This...
Dipanshu Grover, Hridya Chaudhary
- Nov 27, 2019
- 2 min
“Dream Big”, Ikdeep Singh @ Leader’s Edge Conference
Cape Breton University hosts Leader’s Edge Conference for the first time ever, to provide an entrepreneurial spirit to the students and...
Hridya Chaudhary
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
Seeing Through – Proletariart 2019
“pro·le·tar·i·at /ˌprōləˈterēət/ noun workers or working-class people regarded collectively (often used with reference to Marxism).”...
Dipanshu Grover
- Nov 18, 2019
- 1 min
A Glimpse of GuruPurab :CBU Students Celebrate Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s 550th Birthday
Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Prakash Utsav is celebrated all over the world marking the birth of the first Sikh Guru – Guru Nanak Dev Ji. CBU...
Manini Sethi
- Nov 4, 2019
- 2 min
Diwali Lights up CBU
Diwali is one of India’s most important festivals. It symbolises the spiritual victory of light over darkness and of good over evil. Even...
Dipanshu Grover
- Oct 22, 2019
- 2 min
CBU Faculty Unites; May go on Strike
Photo Credits-https://www.instagram.com/p/B3XLq_HAHhj/ “ A major goal for CBUFA is to safe-guard the working environment of our members,...
Manini Sethi
- Oct 10, 2019
- 4 min
Fall 2019 Semester kicks off with a Bang: First month at CBU in a Glance
Photo Credits- Tom Joseph Starting school at university is a new and exciting experience for all students. But this new chapter in life...
Dipanshu Grover
- Oct 3, 2019
- 4 min
CBU STUDENT FACES VIOLENCE AT WORK
We live in a very beautiful island. Even though the weather is cold, the community is warm and welcoming. Where people greet each other...
Robert Lovell
- Apr 23, 2019
- 3 min
Caper Times Year in Review 2018-2019
On behalf of Caper Times staff (Daniel, Shivam and Robert), we thank you for your support and interest in stories that directly concern...
Daniel Boutilier
- Apr 18, 2019
- 2 min
Approximately 500 new students expected to join CBU this May
CBU is on pace to become the third biggest University in the province, primed to pass St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, and...
Robert Lovell
- Apr 12, 2019
- 7 min
Nursing Students Surprised by $515 in Exam Fees Close to Final Semester
“I just assumed that any exams we would have to take would be included in tuition.” – Mikayla Ayre, Nursing Student An apparent...
Robert Lovell
- Apr 8, 2019
- 5 min
President Brar hires “very close friend” as part of selection committee for VPFO
Concerns raised about unfair hiring practices at CBU Students’ Union. The current CBUSU Executives (Left to Right): Nagy Abdou, Emily...
Robert Lovell
- Mar 25, 2019
- 2 min
Student Welcome Centre Expected to Open May 11th
“The Student Welcome Centre is meant to be the point of first contact for students.” Caper Times spoke with Lenore Parsley,...
Shivam Sadana
- Mar 21, 2019
- 4 min
Income Tax Clinic Brought to CBU for the First Time
The community volunteer Income Tax Program is an initiative of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that organizes tax clinics all over the...
Robert Lovell
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
CBU Indian Society offers mentorship program to new students
Juwel Jacob, co-founder of the CBU Indian Society, wants to help students new to Cape Breton find part-time employment. “Basically, it’s...
Shivam Sadana
- Mar 10, 2019
- 3 min
Enactus Bringing in a Positive Change
Enactus Cape Breton University came together in July of 2018 and has been engaging students in various projects that benefit not only the...
Daniel Boutilier
- Mar 6, 2019
- 9 min
A Peso for Your Thoughts: Lessons learned from Argentina
“Permiso Permiso Permiso” And then we’re off the crowded bus and onto a narrow side street, picking our way single-file across the...
Robert Lovell
- Mar 2, 2019
- 2 min
SRC Report: Challenges Faced in Election, Next Year’s Budget and More…
The current sitting 2018-2019 SRC (CBUSU) Suvir Singh’s Election Report: At the SRC Meeting Friday, the man in charge of running the...
Robert Lovell
- Feb 23, 2019
- 2 min
Dingwall to Punjab, India: Send More Students!
President David Dingwall was in India this week. Photos from the trip are up on the CBU site. President Dingwall, second from right (CBU)...
Shivam Sadana
- Feb 20, 2019
- 2 min
Campus Wi-Fi Gets Major Upgrade
Wi-fi coverage expected to be boosted by the end of March. Wi-fi has been the latest problem for the students as they face slow speed in...
Staff
- Feb 13, 2019
- 1 min
The Martenette: ‘CBUSU to introduce new, “Domestic Student Rep” position
Inverness, N.S. Tim Martendale CBUSU to introduce new “Domestic Student Representative” ahead of October By-Elections, cites “lack of...
Shivam Sadana
- Feb 11, 2019
- 3 min
Deepkiran Chahal Aims to Become New Face of Student Union w/ Presidential Bid
Sydney, N.S. Shivam Sadana Deepkiran Kaur Chahal, taking her Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Supply Chain Management, is one of three...
Staff
- Feb 10, 2019
- 6 min
Executive Vice-President Candidates Rahul “DJ Glyde” Sanan and Dilpreet Singh Sidhu
Rahul “DJ Glyde” Sanan Dilpreet Singh Sidhu Rahul Sanan Rahul Sanan, who often goes by his stage name DJ Glyde, has been offering to help...
Staff
- Feb 10, 2019
- 4 min
Abrar Chowdhury Contests 7-Candidate Field for International Student Seat on SRC
Abrar Chowdhury Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh Program: 3-year Bachelor of Hospitality and Tourism Management Year: 1st year student Running...
Staff
- Feb 10, 2019
- 7 min
Reddy to challenge incumbent President Brar for top spot in Student’s Union
Name: Kushal Reddy Hometown: Hyderabad, India Program: 3-year Bachelor of Arts in Community Studies Year: 1st Running for: Student Union...
Staff
- Feb 10, 2019
- 3 min
Amarjot Singh, Part of Largest Field in Election, Contends for SSOB Seat
Amarjot Singh: School of Business Amarjot Singh is taking his Post-Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management. Singh has been busy...
Robert Lovell
- Feb 7, 2019
- 4 min
Should We Stay or Should We Go? CFS-CBU trial recap
Student’s Union eligible to leave CFS next fall. CBU Students’ Union has a tumultuous history with the Canadian Federation of...
Shivam Sadana
- Feb 5, 2019
- 4 min
Director of Student Affairs on Transit, Housing, and Jobs
John Mayich, the Director of Student Affairs at CBU, is optimistic that solutions will be found to address many of the problems currently...
Daniel Boutilier
- Jan 26, 2019
- 4 min
Student/Faculty Disputes: What are my options?
Not a big fan of one of your professors? Chances are you’re not alone – in almost every department there’s someone who spends two hours...