Desperate times call for desperate sales
Everybody knows that tuition prices are climbing up, and our wallets cannot keep up. However, we would love to give you some advice on how to cut costs, with only a few incisions. Each class at MacEwan costs roughly $621 — not including the countless fees that are piled on! Taking five classes this term? Don’t want to take out loans to cover that $3,105? (Or $5,025.62 once you count all the extra fees, like health coverage — which you might need after paying off these bills!) On a rough average, a student will pay between $15,000 and $20,000 for a four-year degree, not including the textbooks. Have you ever had a class with 14 books on the booklist? I have. Calling all students with healthy organs Never donated a kidney before?...
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Cameras in the court
Sept. 15 marked a historical day in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench — it was the first day in the court’s history that a verdict of a major crime trial was televised and made accessible to the...
Edmonton cult brings spooky stories to life
Oftentimes when people hear the word “cult,” images of a dilapidated basement come to mind, perhaps with a collection of wild-eyed fanatics chanting a cryptic hymn. Underground movements and...
Man arrested after threatening violence at MacEwan University
A 19-year-old Sherwood Park male was taken into custody without incident late Tuesday morning after a threat of violence against MacEwan University was posted to a social media platform. The...
The faces of downtown
Although the weather has taken a turn towards a cold, Canadian winter, local artists Layla Folkmann and Lacey Jane Wilburn can be found hard at work creating a masterpiece of colour and...
Tuition freeze won’t melt for another year
Students, rejoice — the Alberta government announced Wednesday they would freeze tuition until the end of this academic year. Now, tuition only costs you an arm and a leg instead of that and all...
Film review: Shin Godzilla
On Oct. 12, Hideaki Anno’s Shin Godzilla screened at the Scotiabank theatre in West Edmonton Mall and will have additional screenings on Oct. 19 and Oct. 24. The Godzilla franchise has had a...
Grad fair shines light on new futures
Graduate Studies. The mere concept brings to mind images of both grandeur and immense suffering. For most students, the workload of an undergraduate degree is more than enough without thoughts of...
Free textbooks may be a new reality
There’s always that moment at the start of each semester when you discover the number of required and optional textbooks for each class that you will be attending, and within that moment is the...
Women’s hockey secures victory in Downtown home opener
MacEwan hockey has officially christened the Downtown Community Arena with two victories after the women's team took a 2-1 victory over SAIT Saturday night. The prospect of a new arena had been...
Newest Pranking Fad Brings Life to Childhood Nightmares
If you’re active on social media or essentially don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably caught wind of the “creepy clown” epidemic that’s currently sweeping across North America. I found out...
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