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Is decriminalization the key to a safer future?

As of the beginning of March, British Columbia has decriminalized the personal possession of certain illegal drugs.  British Columbia is continuing its fight against the toxic drug crisis that has plagued the province. It was reported earlier this year that...

Netflix: Sharing is no longer caring

Over the last few months, rumours have surfaced that the multi-billion dollar company, Netflix, will update its password-sharing rules for users worldwide. The newest act to increase Netflix’s yearly income has already begun in Canada and several countries...

The Bolo Tie Collective

The Bolo Tie Collective is a SAMU student group that strives to bring the MacEwan University community of passionate creative writers together. The group has published six anthologies — collections of student writing — since its inception in 2016. Each anthology...

A signal to MacEwan students

Batman has the bat signal. The Fantastic Four has flare guns. MacEwan University has academic probation emails. With the winter semester in full swing, some MacEwan students are getting a sign to change their work habits.  Academic Probation is a warning from...

Review: Wednesday

Netflix revives a story that started over five years ago, the story of Wednesday Addams. The beloved member of the Addams family has given fans a sense of hope for unconventional people throughout decades. The character of Wednesday defies the usual sisterly role...

Danielle Smith: Santa or Scrouge

With the surprising announcement that Jason Kenney would be stepping down as Alberta’s premier, Danielle Smith has joined the ranks of the political elite, assuming Alberta’s top spot. Her first week in office has been, to say the least, eventful. In a...

Being a freelance social media manager

For communications students, job opportunities vary based on where we are most needed. Social media management is a combination of communications and marketing concepts. Businesses search for communications students to take on the role  Starting with a...

Midterm Madness

The smell of midterms has graced the halls of MacEwan University, but for many, that also brings the impending fear of failure. For some, midterms are a bad fever dream that occurs two to three times per year; for others, mainly first-year students, they are a...

Five fall movies to binge

I don’t know what makes the fall season so unique; it could be the leaves falling, the golden tint that flows through the air, or the beginning of the semester, but the fall season is best known for comforting — and sometimes haunting — classic movies. There’s no...

Residence life in flux

The COVID pandemic has had a significant impact on universities. From the way they are operating to which facilities have been able to remain open, and of course, to online versus in-person classes. Several protocols, which were listed on the MacEwan University...