Seeing double: MacEwan’s volleyball twins standing out on their own
Alyssa and Addison Piekema. Photo supplied by Addison and Alyssa. Being known as a pair most of their lives, the sisters are now taking the opportunity of university-level sports to express themselves as individuals. This fall, twin sisters Addison and Alyssa Piekema made the leap from Lethbridge to Edmonton, signing with MacEwan University’s women’s volleyball team, where they hope to make strong growth as athletes and individuals. The two have been playing sports together since the fifth grade, and actively choose to play with one another again in university. “We sent emails to a bunch of schools together, we kind of sent them both at the same time and stuff, but MacEwan kind of recruited us together as one thing,” Alyssa says. They...
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Dean Allan Gilliland to step down from MacEwan University’s Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications
The Fine Arts Faculty searches for successor Allan Gilliland will step down as Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Communications (FFAC) after an eight-year tenure that saw expansive growth and...
Phishing frenzy
How post-secondary institutions are becoming lucrative targets for cybercriminals When Stephane Lemieux, a MacEwan computer science professor, received an email from a fellow faculty member...
I chatted with the students organizing pool tournaments at Towers
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Afraid in a corn maze
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Eco-anxiety: climate change stress sucks, but may be a normal response
Climate change isn’t breaking news. For young people, warnings of the end times and ecological disasters are constant. For many Gen Z students, they’ve been told since childhood that climate...
“Safer sex doesn’t have to be unsexy”: Putting safety first as STI rates rise in Edmonton
With sexually transmitted infections on the rise, where can students get tested and how can we reduce the stigma? When you hear the term “safe sex”, you probably envision the same thing I do: a...
“Hello, mommy”
I pulled my cardigan around me as I walked to the shed, the wind slamming the open door repeatedly against its frame. The sun disappeared behind heavy rain clouds, removing all warmth from the...
Cait’s Fall reads 2023
My fall book recommendations The Secret History by Donna Tartt What screams fall better than dark academia? This chilling thriller follows a curated group of students at a New England...
September 20, 2023: Students’ Council recap
On Sept. 20, 2023, the Students’ Council meeting started with an overview of SAMU’s 2023 Financial Audit which was presented by Patrick Moore, an assurance partner from Meyers Norris Penny...
Alberta survey finds 50 per cent of post-secondary students experience forms of sexual or gender-based violence
The survey Queer students are affected disproportionately; most don’t seek out supports A recent survey funded by the provincial government and led by MacEwan University found that 50 per cent of...
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