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MacEwan students walkout for Palestine

A second protest condemns the University's silence Last Thursday, A second student-led demonstration raising awareness for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took place at MacEwan University. The protest was called a “walkout” as students were encouraged to leave...

The maiden voyage of the Valley Line

Proof that Edmonton is always worth investing in Hundreds of Edmontonians woke up well before 5 a.m. on  Nov. 4 for the opening day of Edmonton’s first separate train line since 1978. I was one of those people. We rode at dawn. Most gathered at the 102nd Street...

Student Groups Expo brings students together

A brief look at some of the clubs we have on campus It’s the day of the Student Group Expo, and the Lookout in SAMU is a little hotter and sweatier than usual.  That’s because it’s packed from the windows to the walls with a continuous flow of students. At the...

2023-2024 SAMU Election results

After 1333 students out of a possible 15,548 eligible voters (8.6 per cent) cast their digital ballots, the results are in. Every candidate who ran this year will have a seat on the Students’ Council. The percentage of voters has increased by 32.3 per cent compared...

The Future of technology on campus

The Makerspace is moving while MacEwan manoeuvres some computers The Makerspace is moving. Next summer, the section of the library that houses crafting technologies such as a vinyl cutter, a sewing machine, button makers, and 3D printers will move from its current...

Phishing frenzy

How post-secondary institutions are becoming lucrative targets for cybercriminals When Stephane Lemieux, a MacEwan computer science professor,  received an email from a fellow faculty member on July 24, he immediately knew something was wrong with it. Over the...

Afraid in a corn maze

I scared myself on purpose for your reading pleasure While driving down the highway heading east towards the country, I should have remembered the old adage: Those who go looking for trouble, find it.  At the time, I couldn’t remember if that line came from...

Riding and writing on the fury road

The Apocalyptic Future of Journalism News publications got beaten down in 2023.  Postmedia laid off 650 journalists. Global News laid off hundreds in its second major “restructuring” since 2020.  Bell cut over 1,300 jobs, many of them being CTV journalists. Even...