University is not job training
There are dozens of potential factors to consider when choosing whether to go to university, which program to enter, or which major to declare: interest, difficulty,... Read more.
How-to: pickle vegetables
Outside of imperial Russia in winter, there has never been a better time to experiment with pickling. It works with almost any vegetable, is cheap, tasty, will give... Read more.
Things to do over the summer — quarantine edition
You may have already noticed our Things to do over the summer list is looking a little thin. During the process of writing it, several of the biggest events we wanted... Read more.
Things to do over the summer
High-Level Streetcar The lone streetcar that ambles back-and-forth across the High-Level Bridge is more like part of Edmonton’s backdrop than something you do.... Read more.
The Rate My Prof problem
Pat McGuinness is currently sitting at a 4.9 out of five rating on Rate My Professors — the highest in the entire economics department of MacEwan University. Yet... Read more.
Insult to injury
Though he refuses to walk across the stage at the convocation ceremony, Ryan McEathron will be graduating from MacEwan university this spring with a bachelor of... Read more.
Laughing Stock
At around 11 a.m. one day in December of last year, 19-year-old Edmontonian Brad Semotiuk was awoken by an odd phone call from internationally famous American stand-up... Read more.
Student Group Q+A: The History and Classics Club
What are your roles in the student group? Mitchell Norenberg: As president, basically I help facilitate and guide what events we are wanting to host and put... Read more.
Final Thoughts
Miles Gilbert “Tim” Horton was better known as the star defenceman of the Toronto Maple Leafs when he opened his first doughnut shop in 1964. With its co-owner... Read more.
Cutting off circulation
“Whenever we had a meeting, there was a joke like, ‘Oh, is this going to be the day?’” says Hamdi Issawi, a former reporter for StarMetro Edmonton. What... Read more.
Trickle-down theory works exactly as it is meant to
The United Nations found the United States to regularly be in violation of the Convention against Torture in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, using it... Read more.
Low-rises, high stakes
Just inside the newly constructed lobby of the Brighton Block, right beside the main doors, there is a concrete wall curiously dotted with engravings of... Read more.
Made by design
“Magazine design is right at the intersection of art and science,” says Amélie Dufresne, a recent graduate of MacEwan University’s design studies program.... Read more.
Edibles: The Final Frontier
From the moment the legalization of cannabis was announced, people had questions: Will it be more expensive than on the black market? Can I have it delivered... Read more.
Review: every CD we found while cleaning out our old office
A couple of times a year, an up-and-coming band or artist will send the griff their most recently produced commodity for us to review. While we understand that music... Read more.
Getting on track
Canadians don’t think enough about trains — just, like, generally. Sure, we understand that the rail network is responsible for the domestic transportation of... Read more.
What’s a city to do?
Edmonton City Council joined a number of other Canadian municipalities on Aug. 27 of this year by voting in favour of declaring that the dangers of climate change... Read more.
Date Night
We all know what ice skating is. With regards to endorsing the activity as a good way to spend an afternoon with a newly met date or loved one — which it is —... Read more.
Hitting Close to Home
Tucked into a quiet industrial park in the south-east corner of Edmonton, there is one dingy warehouse that does not house industrial goods as it was likely originally... Read more.
Café Culture
JUNIPER CAFÉ & BISTRO Situated in the middle of the otherwise almost entirely residential neigh-bourhood of Strathearn Heights (specifically on the corner of... Read more.
Imagining the future
Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel have spent a significant portion of their adult lives studying and talking about the issues faced by Métis and other Indigenous groups... Read more.
Club Q+A: Climate Justice MacEwan
What are your roles within the student group? Celina Vipond: Not everyone has super-defined roles yet, because this is actually our first running semester, but basically... Read more.
The cost of education
According to a 2015 study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), the average cost of tuition and compulsory fees for an Albertan undergraduate student... Read more.
Revitalization for whom?
Three years after its opening, it seems the dust has settled around Rogers Place. It has not taken long for the arena to establish itself as an integral part of... Read more.
Daze Magazine won’t leave you confused
Preceded by nothing but sparse rumours, Edmonton’s alternative arts and culture-focused newspaper, VUE Weekly, abruptly announced its doors were shutting last... Read more.