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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Club Q+A: MacEwan University in Motion
Why did you decide to start this club? I started it because there’s not really any way for advanced dancers to dance at MacEwan University, and continue to perform and have classes and stuff like...
Tegan and Sara coming to MacEwan
Tegan and Sara will be on campus at MacEwan University on Oct. 26 as part of the SAMU Speaker Series. Vivek Shraya will act as moderator as Tegan and Sara talk about their personal experiences of...
Andrew Chang comes to MacEwan
On Sept. 24, the communications department hosted Andrew Chang, one of the four anchors of CBC’s The National in Allard Hall. Chang met with a room filled with professional communications and...
Nuit Blanche
There was a strong reinfusion of non-hockey-goer life in Edmonton’s downtown last weekend. Nuit Blanche, Edmonton’s version of the all-night art festival that began in Paris during 2002, was held...
Bent River Records
Did you know that MacEwan University has one of the newest state-of-the-art recording studios in Canada? Not only that, but the studio’s head recording engineer, Paul Johnston, has been nominated...
Deadmonton 2018 is drop dead thrilling
Even though it scared the life out of me, I’m still living for Deadmonton. The makeup was grotesquely realistic, the actors were scary talented (and committed to making me lose my voice from...
From MacEwan to VICE
Mack Lamoureux is a MacEwan University alumnus who graduated from the Bachelor of Communications program. He has previously worked at CBC, has bylines with a handful of other publications, and...
ÎNÎW River Lot 11∞
This fall marks the opening of a very special public art installation in Edmonton. ÎNÎW River Lot 11∞ is a permanent, curated art exhibit that includes six original works from Canadian artists,...
It’s all fun and games until you talk about murder
True crime stories are often depicted as a form of entertainment rather than purely news stories. Netflix shows like Making a Murderer and I Am a Killer, or the plethora of true crime podcasts,...
Free Admission Day is back for everyone to enjoy
Clear your schedule and get ready for an activity-packed Sunday as the annual Free Admission Day is coming back to Edmonton on Sept. 30. Coordinated by the City of Edmonton, the list includes 18...
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