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The phrase “university is the best four years of your life” gets passed around quite often during family dinners, so you start to believe it. For some students, this experience features partying every weekend, complaining about deadlines, and scraping by with the...
Often when we think about bullying, we think of schoolyard bullying: young boys being physically aggressive and young girls gossiping. Bullying is assumed to be outright and easy to identify — obvious, even. However, bullying is rarely addressed at the...
Most students start adult life with student loans. These loans are given to them with a great deal of ease considering their lack of credit history. Of course, student loans are significantly easier to get approved for than other loans due in part to the fact that...
Alberta has a worldwide reputation for its oil sands; it’s a hot-button issue in political conversation and a controversial representation of the province. While the media has examined the oil and gas industry through the eyes of celebrity activists Pamela...
On the main floor of Allard Hall, inside of the Mitchell Gallery, there is an exhibit that features nothing but trash. The works on display, created by Leanne Olson and curated in the gallery by Carolyn Jervis, represent Olson’s observations during her year as an...
Edmonton City Council joined a number of other Canadian municipalities on Aug. 27 of this year by voting in favour of declaring that the dangers of climate change constitute an emergency. The motion was passed with 10 councillors in favour and three opposed, and...
Alliances. Clubs. Societies. Peer programs. What- ever you call them — here at MacEwan University we go with student groups — they’re an integral part of the student experience. For three consecutive years, and an untold period of time during our newspaper stage,...
On Oct. 24, the newly elected United Conservative Party (UCP) released its first budget, which cuts funding for universities in a number of ways. The Fiscal Plan 2019-23, which is available on the Government of Alberta website, contains a five per cent cut to...
With winter upon us, students may be looking for some fun indoor entertainment options. Luckily for us, MacEwan University’s theatre season has got our backs! For the first time in their 30-year history, MacEwan Theatre will be performing their rendition of Pippin....
Wherever you go, they’ll be there. You might meet them on the bus, in a hotel room, even when travelling by airplane. They’ll come home with you uninvited, and are almost impossible to get rid of once they’ve moved in. Expensive and inconvenient don’t even cover it...
When it comes to winter getaways, it is fair to say we, here in Western Canada, have hit the jackpot. With the Rockies by our side, we can ski to our heart's content, enjoy any of the many other winter sports available, or just drive through a winter wonderland...
What is feminism? TQ: Feminism is an intersectional movement which aims to address as much oppression as possible, with the goal of being equitable, so it’s not just about gender. When we say intersectional, we are also observing how discrimination can be...