Parking at MacEwan hurts my wallet
My dad sold his white Toyota Corolla—Sports edition, of course—to me when I first moved to Edmonton to attend MacEwan because I was unable to afford a vehicle. A nice gesture. He told me that if you take care of your car, your car will take care of you. I won’t lie; I have misused my car at times, but I've made sure to keep my car safe. One such way is to park my car somewhere close when I’m on campus. Edmonton is a city where driving is almost a necessity. While Toronto, the most populated city in Canada, covers an area of 630 square kilometres, Edmonton is larger at 783 square kilometres. It’s therefore no surprise that downtown Edmonton is filled with parking lots. In the last year, for instance, the City of Edmonton found...
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How-to: Make your own butter
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Review: Framing Britney Spears
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Date night: Learn how to keep backyard bees
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Food for thought: Mercer Tavern
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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,...
Recipe: Sangria
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Creative spotlight: Aisha Yusuf
Aisha Yusuf is a 23-year-old writer and former communications student at MacEwan University. Yusuf was attracted to the program due to its emphasis on storytelling and expression. Indeed, Yusuf...
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