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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My pharmacist turned out to be a sexual predator
The first time I met Dr. Sinan Hadi was May 13, 2015. I was 20 years old. I had gone into the pharmacy in my home town of Gibbons, Alta. with prescriptions for medications that I had used before....
Study spot: Zocalo
For residents of the Little Italy neighborhood, Zocalo is a lively and treasured business, ideally situated along 95 Street just south of Giovanni Caboto Park and the Italian Centre Shop. The...
How-to: Create your own Christmas
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USS celebrates tenth anniversary with new single and tour
USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) is currently on tour celebrating their band’s tenth anniversary as well as their new single, “Big Life.” The band played at The Ranch Roadhouse on Nov. 16 with The...
Holiday guide for 2018
We all know that around November and December the weather starts to get colder, especially here in Edmonton where winter lasts roughly seven months of the year. And during those dreaded winter...
9 to 5 at MacEwan
Each year, MacEwan University’s Theatre Arts and Theatre Production programs work together to create two full-scale productions that are staged, one each term, in the Triffo Theatre in...
Recipe: Salsa chicken
As students with stacks of homework, finding time to cook is a challenge. Mix in limited funds, and the situation can become dire. This, inevitably, is when we turn to cheap and easy fixes;...
Mythical worlds and the modern woman
Fairy tales and their mythical worlds are first introduced to us in childhood. They give our minds a place to wander and an opportunity for our imaginations to run wild. In our most formative...
Club Q+A: MacEwan ASL
American Sign Language (ASL) serves as the predominant language used in the deaf community in North America. Within Canada, the two main sign languages are ASL and Langue des signes québécoise...
TEDx comes back to MacEwan
In recent years, TED Talks have almost become synonymous with idea sharing. TED is a nonprofit organization that works towards spreading information, typically through quick presentations — TED...
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