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Spoiler Warning: This review contains some revealing information about scenes, and discusses some major points presented in the film. Written, directed, and produced by Todd Field, TÁR is a whopping almost-three-hours of brilliant music, breathtaking acting, and psychological torture.. Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is the accomplished composer-conductor of an iconic German orchestra. With her talented […]

Review: The Last of Us – Season One

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Review: The Last of Us – Season One

Warning: this review contains mild spoilers for HBO’s The Last of Us season 1 and Naughty Dog’s w video game based only on trailers and promotional materials When PlayStation’s crown jewel studio Naughty Dog first released The Last of Us in June of 2013, storytelling in games was in a very different place. There were […]

MacEwan University researchers test effects of cannabis terpenes on zebrafish

Campus, Education

MacEwan University researchers test effects of cannabis terpenes on zebrafish

MacEwan University’s neuroscience research teams are pioneering work on the effects of cannabis terpenes on zebrafish. Terpenes are what give many plants their smells and cannabis terpenes may have beneficial medicinal properties. These teams are some of the first in the world to begin testing on the super-class terpenes and are finding exciting results. MacEwan […]

Creative Spotlight: Matthew Dutczak

Downtown, People

Creative Spotlight: Matthew Dutczak

Matthew Dutczak, better known by his alias “the mall guy,” started his YouTube channel Best Edmonton Mall in 2016. According to his channel’s description, Dutczak’s goal is to “look back on the largest mall in North America with rose-coloured glasses.” Dutczak now has over 23,000 subscribers, and his affinity for the mall remains firm. “I […]

What’s Happening: April 2023

Downtown, Events

What’s Happening: April 2023

Review: That ’90s Show

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Review: That ’90s Show

Picture this: It’s the mid-90’s in Wisconsin. Married couple, and now grandparents, Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty Forman (Debra Jo Rupp) are still living in the same house. The water tower is still the go-to hangout spot, the Formans’ basement is where all of the kids meet up, and Point Place isn’t so different than […]

The point of life is not working to death

Campus, Opinions

The point of life is not working to death

My most vivid memory from an otherwise blur of a fall semester is my professor telling our class that he had been stalked multiple times in his life. One time it had gone on for months, culminating in him waking up one morning with the stalker leaning over his bed. Scary, isn’t it? In a […]

SAMU Executive Committee candidates: VP External

Campus, Education

SAMU Executive Committee candidates: VP External

Voting for SAMU’s executive committee election opens on March 14 and runs until March 16. Two candidates are running for the vice-president external position: Jakob Cardinal and Ismaeel El-Hakim. Here are the platform highlights and key goals that both candidates have, if elected. Answers have been edited for length and clarity. Jakob Cardinal, vice-president external […]

SAMU Executive Committee candidates: VP Academic

Campus, Education

SAMU Executive Committee candidates: VP Academic

Make your voice heard and vote in the election for SAMU’s executive committee election. Voting opens on March 14 and runs until March 16. In this election, two candidates are running for vice president academic: Nathan Poon and Stephan Vasquez. Here are the platform highlights and key goals that both candidates have, if elected. Answers […]

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