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A timeless game: World of Warcraft

Battle for Azeroth, the seventh expansion since the game’s release in 2004. Since its debut, World of Warcraft has become a phenomenon in both video games and popular media as a whole

September 7, 2018

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Ableism in the classroom

Sexism. Racism. Homophobia. Transphobia. I’m sure that most, if not all, of these words elicit an emotional response in you because you’ve heard them used and you understand that they can cause

March 14, 2018

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Final Thoughts: Monotone Edmonton

A giant pair of brick- and glass-striped stockings and shoes. A pile of shiny balls. A 14.9-metre-tall aluminum baseball bat. A sculpture of twisted bronze abstractly resembling a flock of geese. A

March 1, 2018

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Opinion: You cannot have O Canada without the ‘us’

It can certainly be said that the Canadian national anthem is well embedded in the minds of Canadians, from when we stood and sang in it in our homeroom classes to the

February 27, 2018

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Albertan students concerned about shaky tuition future

For nearly the entirety of my post-secondary education, tuition has been frozen in Alberta for domestic students, meaning that I’ve been paying the same amount for tuition each year since 2015. In

February 15, 2018

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Gather ‘round, MacEwan. It’s time for a story. Once upon a time (October 2014, actually), a woman named Emma Healey published an online article called “Stories like passwords” on hairpin.com, in which

February 7, 2018

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Final Thoughts: Why do I struggle to call myself a woman?

As an adult female, I should feel comfortable calling myself a woman. But while I am proud of who I am as a person, the terminology feels unnatural. Whenever I start to

January 8, 2018

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Final Thoughts: Will AI end the world as we know it?

—“Hey, Siri: tell me when the world will be taken over by robots.” —“I’m sorry, Sydney, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” If Siri’s response sends a shiver down your spine, you

November 8, 2017

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Opinion: Should MacEwan University students dress to impress?

The notion that students should “dress for the job they want” is not new. For some students, school is their job, and along that line of thinking comes the desire to dress

October 20, 2017

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Final thoughts: social media and behaviour

After reading an article from Connected: The Surprising Powers of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler, I started really thinking about how social

September 5, 2017

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A timeless game: World of Warcraft

Ableism in the classroom

Final Thoughts: Monotone Edmonton

Opinion: You cannot have O Canada without the ‘us’

Albertan students concerned about shaky tuition future

Not on our campus

Final Thoughts: Why do I struggle to call myself a woman?

Final Thoughts: Will AI end the world as we know it?

Opinion: Should MacEwan University students dress to impress?