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Notes from Council: 2025–26 executive goals presented

“Notes from Council” is The Gateway’s ongoing series of recaps of noteworthy items from Students’ Council meetings. At the July 29 University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) Students’ Council meeting, the executive team presented their 2025–26 goals. These goals outline what each executive seeks to achieve during their term. They’re informed by the UASU strategic…

Office of the Dean of Students renamed to Student Success and Experience

Malnutrition overlooked in obesity and osteoarthritis patients, U of A researchers find

U of A researchers identify DNA structures that can improve cancer treatments

U of A researchers collaborate with MCC Thrift to restore second-hand clothing

Global duty and domestic strain: Canada’s $4.3 billion pledge

Canada’s $4.3 billion pledge to Ukraine allows us to ask if foreign policy is more important than domestic priorities. We are already wrestling with a housing crisis, incredible debt, and high inflation. However, the benefits of strengthening our allies and reinforcing our role in defending international law could outweigh the…

Report Card: Bill Flanagan 2025

The GSA has been collectively bullying an Indigenous associate vice-president (labour)

Beloved or bully? Magpie crowned bird of Edmonton

Social Intercourse: August 13

In our biweekly column Social Intercourse, we share our picks for notable things happening on campus and in Edmonton. Check out all these amazing local events! What: Occultivators of Doom (OCOD) with Sick Rituals, VIBES, and Vain at The Starlite RoomWhen: August 15Where: The Starlite RoomAdmission: $17.72 OCOD is coming to visit…

Las Cafeteras, a Zapatista-inspired band, speaks on upbringings

Mama’s Broke on folk-punk and finding your genre

Julianna Riolino on her solo career and upcoming album

Photostory: Edmonton Folk Music Festival 2025

Diminishing third places and the students working to revive them

Third places are community hubs, separate from home and work, that allow for social interaction and leisure. Common examples include libraries, gyms, and cafes. Sociologist Ray Oldenburg first coined the term. In his essay, “Our Vanishing Third Places,” Oldenburg argued that “what suburbia cries for are the means for people…

Harm reduction on campus: Students pushing for more

The Greenhouse Effect: The potential for positive byproducts from the campus greenhouse

Understanding Reconciliation through FOOD!

The link between dietary restrictions and food insecurity