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When two locals, Michael Dronyk and Lucas Kowalski, found themselves with RCMP officers pointing guns at their heads on Feb. 5, 2022, it was not quite the day they had imagined for themselves. According to Dronyk, “they just started like yelling at us… it was very...
We’re all there right now: struggling to balance school with work and our personal lives, juggling so many tests and assignments that even our most basic routines have been disrupted. It’s finals season and even though we always know it’s coming, it still hits us...
Edmonton’s popular craft brewery, Sea Change Brewing Co., has been one of this year’s main hotspots. With two taproom locations — one in Beaumont (5302 50 St.) and one in South Edmonton (9850 62 Ave. NW) — Sea Change is nothing if not a growing establishment for...
If you did not grow up during the age of arcades, it’s relatively hard to explain the culture outside of what we know now as arcade bars like Cineplex’s The Rec Room, Greta, or Beercade. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, arcades were a cultural staple inspiring a...
Students are often encouraged to complete their undergraduate degrees within four years. However, over the last few years, students have faced overwhelming challenges that have made this more unrealistic: the pandemic derailed normal, in-person learning, mental...
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...
Once again, Pride Week has come and gone. This year, the event was held primarily online but with some hybrid components offered at the NAIT campus. The event was organized by NorthSide Pride, a collection of post-secondary education institutions in the city,...
Meet Naomi K. Lewis, the writer in residence at MacEwan University this year. Lewis is a well-known author of fiction and non-fiction literature from Ottawa. “I’m really excited to work with people at all stages in their writing careers and writing lives,”...
Edmonton has a rich tapestry of queer history. As we celebrate Pride Week at MacEwan University this month, it’s also important to reflect on queer history, both in our city and at MacEwan. “Too often, queer history has been written out of our textbooks,” says Dr....
At the start of fall term, I found myself needing therapy, and after shopping around for a therapist, I quickly realized how broke I was. After speaking with a psychologist at MacEwan University’s Counsellor, Wellness and Psychological Services, I discovered that I...
In April 2021, the City of Edmonton introduced a new strategy for dealing with homeless encampments across Edmonton. They partnered with Homeward Trust, Boyle Street Community Services, the Bissell Centre, and the Edmonton Police Service to enforce encampment...
Members of Metro Cinema and the Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) are happy movie theatres are back in full swing. After nearly six months of being closed, Jun. 10, 2021, marked the day movie theatres could finally open again to the public in Alberta,...
Alberta’s health services have undergone drastic changes during the COVID pandemic, including increased demand for nurses to work the frontlines. With these changes, MacEwan University’s senior nursing students have a lot to consider in terms of joining the...
I am one to purport that everyone should celebrate love 365 days of the year, but I will not impose my views on others who hold Valentine's Day with monumental importance. Some can become so preoccupied with the need to have someone to love during the...
After Julie Lalonde’s best friend declared his undying love for her following her high school graduation, she took part in a causal relationship with him. When she decided to move away to pursue her passion for women’s studies in Ottawa, her once-causal...
When two locals, Michael Dronyk and Lucas Kowalski, found themselves with RCMP officers pointing guns at their heads on Feb. 5, 2022, it was not quite the day they had imagined for themselves. According to Dronyk, “they just started like yelling at us… it was very...
We’re all there right now: struggling to balance school with work and our personal lives, juggling so many tests and assignments that even our most basic routines have been disrupted. It’s finals season and even though we always know it’s coming, it still hits us...
Edmonton’s popular craft brewery, Sea Change Brewing Co., has been one of this year’s main hotspots. With two taproom locations — one in Beaumont (5302 50 St.) and one in South Edmonton (9850 62 Ave. NW) — Sea Change is nothing if not a growing establishment for...
If you did not grow up during the age of arcades, it’s relatively hard to explain the culture outside of what we know now as arcade bars like Cineplex’s The Rec Room, Greta, or Beercade. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, arcades were a cultural staple inspiring a...
Students are often encouraged to complete their undergraduate degrees within four years. However, over the last few years, students have faced overwhelming challenges that have made this more unrealistic: the pandemic derailed normal, in-person learning, mental...
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...
Once again, Pride Week has come and gone. This year, the event was held primarily online but with some hybrid components offered at the NAIT campus. The event was organized by NorthSide Pride, a collection of post-secondary education institutions in the city,...
Meet Naomi K. Lewis, the writer in residence at MacEwan University this year. Lewis is a well-known author of fiction and non-fiction literature from Ottawa. “I’m really excited to work with people at all stages in their writing careers and writing lives,”...
Edmonton has a rich tapestry of queer history. As we celebrate Pride Week at MacEwan University this month, it’s also important to reflect on queer history, both in our city and at MacEwan. “Too often, queer history has been written out of our textbooks,” says Dr....
At the start of fall term, I found myself needing therapy, and after shopping around for a therapist, I quickly realized how broke I was. After speaking with a psychologist at MacEwan University’s Counsellor, Wellness and Psychological Services, I discovered that I...
In April 2021, the City of Edmonton introduced a new strategy for dealing with homeless encampments across Edmonton. They partnered with Homeward Trust, Boyle Street Community Services, the Bissell Centre, and the Edmonton Police Service to enforce encampment...
Members of Metro Cinema and the Edmonton International Film Festival (EIFF) are happy movie theatres are back in full swing. After nearly six months of being closed, Jun. 10, 2021, marked the day movie theatres could finally open again to the public in Alberta,...
Alberta’s health services have undergone drastic changes during the COVID pandemic, including increased demand for nurses to work the frontlines. With these changes, MacEwan University’s senior nursing students have a lot to consider in terms of joining the...
I am one to purport that everyone should celebrate love 365 days of the year, but I will not impose my views on others who hold Valentine's Day with monumental importance. Some can become so preoccupied with the need to have someone to love during the...
After Julie Lalonde’s best friend declared his undying love for her following her high school graduation, she took part in a causal relationship with him. When she decided to move away to pursue her passion for women’s studies in Ottawa, her once-causal...