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A demonstration began shortly after 1 p.m. where Edmontonians gathered at Churchill Square on Sunday to protest the Canadian government’s backing of Israel and made calls for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine. A local group called Free...
Yegwave’s content is identical to multiple journalists’ work In August 2020, COVID-19 was causing panic, and a new Edmonton-focused Instagram page was thriving. Yegwave had just hit the 20,000-follower mark and posted a video thanking its audience for the support....
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine the following: you have fallen on hard times and have now lost everything — your job, education, housing, and your family and friend’s support. Where and who do you turn to? Perhaps a homeless shelter for the night or a...
Last September, Ryan Bloemen, a young adult from Edmonton, attended the first of three dental appointments for replacement fillings and persistent cavities. Ryan, like many young adults, had inconsistent dental work since he had turned 18 due to a lack of time and...
What Western Canada’s sugar shortage means for casual and professional bakers Holiday baking plans might be put to a halt this year due to a sugar shortage. The Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver has been involved in a labour dispute. As a result of the strike,...
Rep the maroon, see you soon! Are you a MacEwan student looking to feel some real school spirit? Wandering around campus with your eyes locked on your phone instead of browsing the bountiful posters tacked on the walls? I'm proud you even found your way to this...
I’m not the first person to gush over my nostalgia fuelled love of Fallout New Vegas and I won’t be the last. But when I think about it, it’s this game that I owe my eternal love of video games to almost entirely. When I was in high school, Fallout New Vegas...
M.L. Martin travels through landscapes and centuries for their work as a poet and translator. They’ve landed at MacEwan this winter term as the 31st writer-in-residence. On Feb. 15, a casual group of students and faculty mingled at MacEwan to meet Martin. The...
Let's make the Griffins’ den roar once more Deep in the belly of Rogers Place, far from the main arena where thousands of fans pack the stands 75 nights a year for Oilers and Oil Kings home games, lies a small, unassuming ice rink. The City of Edmonton’s logo is at...
A demonstration began shortly after 1 p.m. where Edmontonians gathered at Churchill Square on Sunday to protest the Canadian government’s backing of Israel and made calls for a ceasefire and an end to Israeli occupation of Palestine. A local group called Free...
Psychiatric nursing: MacEwan’s not-so-long distance sister program For the past fifty years, MacEwan University has been home to many diverse and specialized programs. And these programs aren’t just limited to Edmonton’s downtown city centre campus. In Ponoka,...
Yegwave’s content is identical to multiple journalists’ work In August 2020, COVID-19 was causing panic, and a new Edmonton-focused Instagram page was thriving. Yegwave had just hit the 20,000-follower mark and posted a video thanking its audience for the support....
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine the following: you have fallen on hard times and have now lost everything — your job, education, housing, and your family and friend’s support. Where and who do you turn to? Perhaps a homeless shelter for the night or a...
I’ve struggled with adult acne for years, and now, I’m telling my story As a teenager, there’s nothing worse than waking up to see a huge pimple on your face. Except for when you’re not a teenager. As an adult, the self-inflicted torture and anxiety-riddling skin...
Last September, Ryan Bloemen, a young adult from Edmonton, attended the first of three dental appointments for replacement fillings and persistent cavities. Ryan, like many young adults, had inconsistent dental work since he had turned 18 due to a lack of time and...
On Oct. 19, Annette Trimbee, the president and vice-chancellor of MacEwan University addressed the importance of place in MacEwan’s future. During the address, Trimbee was asked about how MacEwan plans to deal with increased space constraints on campus in...
What Western Canada’s sugar shortage means for casual and professional bakers Holiday baking plans might be put to a halt this year due to a sugar shortage. The Rogers Sugar refinery in Vancouver has been involved in a labour dispute. As a result of the strike,...
It's that time of year again. You wake up with a pit in your stomach, knowing something is terribly wrong. Your nose feels congested and you immediately go into fight-or-flight mode as you plan your next course of action. Should you stay at home to stop the spread...
When the world’s bad news floods our screens and minds If you turn on the news for just two minutes, you’ll hear four news stories that’ll turn your day sour. With new developments about the war between Russia and Ukraine, the war between Israel and...