Edmonton comedy

Darcy Ropchan, Gateway Staff

Everyone knows Edmonton as the Festival City. But does it have a funny side? The Gateway looks into the comedy scene in the capital city.

Executive report card

Justin Bell, Managing Editor

Ryan Bromsgrove, Opinion Editor

Alexandria Eldridge, Editor-In-Chief

We’ve hit the halfway point of the school year and The Gateway makes an assessment of what the Students’ Union executives have been doing to date.

Blood, sweat, and gears

Ravanne Lawday, Gateway Staff

Josh Schmaltz, Gateway Writer

The Gateway follows one of the biggest student events on campus. Check out what our correspondants found out about Geer Week.

Young, but not Invincible

Obesity and chronic health problems in young adults

Rachel Singer, Gateway Staff

To be young is to feel immortal and invincible. But it means young adults often ignore risk factors associated with the development of chronic diseases commonly believed to be associated with middle-age.

Being Santa

Andrew Jeffrey, Gateway Staff

Ryan Bromsgrove, Opinion Editor

Holiday gift choices have changed throughout the years. While the objects of desire for kids used to be Hot Wheels and Barbies, those have given way to myriad electronic devices and sometimes even more mundane household items. But through it all, the man in the red suit is there. Or rather, many men in many red suits are hearing children’s wishes in malls across Edmonton.

Sixty years of music

Madeline Smith, Arts & Culture Editor

hen Broddy Olson started playing violin in the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 1961, he was just 17 years old. Following in the footsteps of his violinist father, he was helping to teach group lessons in his family’s music school when he was given the opportunity to join the orchestra. And while he’s spent time away from Edmonton, including brief periods at Julliard and Indiana University, he’s always returned to Edmonton, content with his long-term stay with the symphony

Pulling back the curtain

Josh Schmaltz, Gateway Writer

Ryan Bromsgrove, Opinion Editor

Justin Bell, Managing Editor

You could go your entire student career moving from class to class, oblivious to the work done to shovel snow, keep the lights on and keep deliveries arriving on time.

But at The Gateway we are a curious bunch. So we’ve gone behind the scenes to pull back the curtain on the work that happens to keep the institution running. So read on to find out more about what happens at the University of Alberta when you’re not looking.

28 Hours a Day

Ryan Bromsgrove, Opinion Editor

There aren’t enough hours in the day. With work, class and everything else we want to get accomplished, life feels like a never-ending fight against the clock…

How we learn

Stephen Cook, Gateway Staff

Scott Fenwick, Gateway Staff

Once in a while, it can be tempting to skip class, work on other things during lectures or rely on 10 cups of espresso to pull all-night cram sessions before an exam. Although you may want to defer reading-up on your lectures until the last minute, you probably aren’t doing your brain any favours.

News in Review Podcast — February 2, 2012