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The stupidity of the Walterdale Bridge protest

Climate change is real, but the bridge protest that took place on the morning of Monday, Oct. 7 was an ill-conceived failure done by people who clearly aren’t bold enough to bring their activism to people who actually matter in the grand scheme of things. If you...

Hitting Close to Home

Tucked into a quiet industrial park in the south-east corner of Edmonton, there is one dingy warehouse that does not house industrial goods as it was likely originally intended to. Rather, most of the space is taken up by a full-sized wrestling ring — stuffed into...

Café Culture

JUNIPER CAFÉ & BISTRO Situated in the middle of the otherwise almost entirely residential neigh-bourhood of Strathearn Heights (specifically on the corner of 87 Street and 95 Avenue), Juniper Café and Bistro has not gained much widespread notoriety. For those...

The Gift of Our Wounds

On Aug. 5, 2012, a lone gunman entered a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. He opened fire on worshippers in attendance, killing six and wounding four, before turning the gun on himself. The shooter was a white supremacist, affiliated with a group called the...

Deadmonton 2019

This year’s theme of Edmonton’s scariest haunted house, Deadmonton, is The New Dark Ages. It is a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity is struggling to save what’s left of civilization. The team at the Deadmonton haunted house did a phenomenal job at capturing...

Mary Jane what, son?

No, this isn’t about Spider-Man’s love interest. On Oct. 17, 2018, marijuana was legalized for recreational use on a national level. According to Statistics Canada, “about 4.6 million or 15 percent of Canadians aged 15 and older reported using cannabis.” According...

Club Q+A: Climate Justice MacEwan

What are your roles within the student group? Celina Vipond: Not everyone has super-defined roles yet, because this is actually our first running semester, but basically my job is to give direction to the club, and I have a lot of community networking connections...

Which witch?

Once upon a time, calling oneself a witch was a dangerous business. From the Spanish Inquisition to the Salem witch trials, openly identifying as a witch comes with a rich history of controversy, violence, and oppression. But it wasn’t always this...

Finding “Common Ground” through podcasting

When you step into the office of Irfan Chaudhry, the director of The Human Rights, Diversity and Equity office at MacEwan University, it's clear what the man behind the new podcast "The Common Ground" is passionate about: fighting hate. On the walls behind his desk...

How to vote

Monday, Oct. 21 is Canada’s upcoming federal election. It’s an exciting time for those who have voted before or are passionate about politics, but for first timers or those unfamiliar with Canadian politics,  you may find yourself thinking it’s complicated....

Halloween guide

‘Tis the season to get your spooky groove on with many of Edmonton’s fun-filled nights of Halloween. So, whether you’re looking for a bone-chilling night that’ll make the Sanderson Sisters proud or you prefer evenings that aren’t so hair-raising, I’ve found some of...

Faces of MacEwan

It’s 1 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16. The school has been back in full swing for almost two weeks, and the bar on campus at MacEwan University is buzzing. Tables are covered in textbooks, laptops and half-full glasses of beer as students meet to collaborate on projects,...

Movie review: Kidnapping Stella

While perusing the out-dated list of horrors and thrillers on Netflix, I came across an original production by the streaming service. I’ve recently gotten into foreign action movies and thrillers and thought I was in for a treat.  Initially released on July 12...