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The Edmonton International Film Festival happened a few weeks ago and I was lucky enough to attend one of their movie showings. Let me tell you, it was an experience in itself! Going to the movies is one of those little life pleasures that just brightens up your...
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...
The sun’s still out for now, but soon enough, the leaves will fall, Starbucks’ PSL will be all the talk, and — undeniably — we’ll all be wondering what to wear. As the temperatures drop and the layers pile on, it can be difficult to style your clothes. Don’t get me...
The pandemic has brought on lots of unforeseen changes, but for university students, one of the biggest impacts has been the pandemic’s influence on their career paths and the job market in general. There’s no doubt that two years of online schooling and sporadic...
Audrey Ochoa grew up surrounded by music. Her parents were both professional musicians, and with instruments scattered all around the house, it wasalmost inevitable that Ochoa would pick one up and fall in love with it. “Performing is the most genuine way of...
As a long and particularly stubborn winter comes to an end, it’s the perfect time to start pulling out the gardening gloves and get planting. Don’t let a lack of space stop you from taking up gardening. You can start a little patch of green paradise almost...
Edmonton artist AJA Louden started his artistic journey with just a stack of papers. As the first-born child to busy, entrepreneur parents, he would keep himself occupied by drawing. “That was kind of my first introduction to making things,” he says. Today, Louden...
When I walked into the food establishment aptly named “Ghost Kitchens,” located on 11729 Jasper Avenue, I was shocked to see nothing but a small store outfitted with basic food preparation and storage necessities. There was limited seating space, barely any chairs,...
It's been a long year. Exams, projects, deadlines, balancing classes while alternating in person and online, the ever changing restrictions, a seemingly impossible landscape of challenges that has made our day to day so exhausting. With the the constant minutia of...
MacEwan University’s third-year music composition majors put their talent, creativity, and passion on full display at the 2022 Composition Concert this past January. The show was streamed on YouTube due to COVID health measures. The students showcased original...
At the beginning of February, I had the opportunity to experience travel in the Omicron wave of COVID. On a trip to Las Vegas, I was able to experience the current state of restrictions, requirements, and travel anxieties. While this is just based on my recent...
It’s February, which means it is also Black History Month! Not only is this month a celebration of the achievements, talent, and well-deserved recognition of African and Caribbean pride, it is also a month full of opportunities to become educated about Black...