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Student group Q&A: MacEwan Rotaract

To start, what are your names, and what do you do with your student group? Myles Dykes: My name is Myles Dykes, and I am the president at the MacEwan Rotaract. Erin Wadge: My name is Erin Wadge, and I am this year’s president-elect. Did you start the Rotaract...

Writer in Residence

The Writer in Residence at MacEwan University is a prominent writer or creator, usually from Edmonton, who takes up a position to assist aspiring student writers on their creative journeys. Darrin Hagen, the mentor for 2021, has some big goals he is hoping to...

Unpaid internships in post-secondary settings

Internships are as much a part of post-secondary life as late-night cram sessions and student loans. As with the aforemen tioned, the relationship between students and internships is complicated. The idea behind internships is one of experience and value to the...

A fight for equality

On Nov. 4, 2020, BIPOC and MacEwan University music student Paxsi Mamar Lariri took to Instagram to enact a call to action to combat racism in the MacEwan music program. In the video Lariri, who began their MacEwan journey in theatre arts, tells their story and...

Scholarships, awards, and bursaries

University is undoubtedly an expensive endeavour, but an increasingly necessary one. A 2018 Macleans article stated that the average yearly cost of post-secondary education in Canada was $19,498.75. This, of course, included everything from tuition to...

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, and quality of programming are just a few of the big ones. These factors are often in competition:...

The virginity myth

On Nov. 6, 2019, 39-year-old rapper T.I. “Tip” (real name Clifford Joseph Harris Jr.) disclosed while on an episode of the Ladies Like Us podcast that he accompanies his 18-year-old daughter, Deyjah Harris, to her gynecologist appointments in order to “check her...

Happy home graduation

Whether you’re graduating from high school or graduating from years of university, it likely wasn’t the ending you expected. Ceremonies and formal celebrations have been cancelled due to COVID-19, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still commemorate all your hard work...

The art of staying home

If you’re missing a refreshing bit of art in your life, be sure to scroll through the John & Maggie Mitchell Art Gallery Facebook page. The page features work from MacEwan University fine art and design students. Due to COVID-19, gallery displays and portfolio...

How to ace from your home space

Let’s be honest, we’re all missing the freedom we had pre-pandemic. Many of us are probably even missing going to actual classes in university. We really took those long lineups at the Building 6 Tim Hortons for granted. But for the safety of ourselves and others,...

How to vote

Monday, Oct. 21 is Canada’s upcoming federal election. It’s an exciting time for those who have voted before or are passionate about politics, but for first timers or those unfamiliar with Canadian politics,  you may find yourself thinking it’s complicated....