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New survey shows students facing rising affordability challenges

“Walking the Tightrope,” a 2024 survey of Canadian students conducted for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) by Abacus Data, includes information on the cost-of-living and quality of life of post-secondary students. According to the survey data, three in four students faced affordability challenges, with one in five having…

Third-year U of A student runs in 2025 federal election

Recent U of A graduate, Jeremy Hoefsloot running in Edmonton Gateway

UASU hosts watch party for federal English leaders’ debate

U of A receives $100 million investment in Biological Sciences building renovation

What the GSA executive director’s departure really reveals

Disclosure: Benjamin J. Kucher was previously the GSA’s vice-president (student life). The sudden and unannounced departure of Lewie Moodley, the University of Alberta Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) executive director, should have set off alarms across campus. But instead, it happened quietly — almost as if the organization hoped no one…

Marble Pedestal: Focusing on your local candidates

Smith putting American interests above Canadians’, yet again

Indigenous students are still fighting to be heard in student governance

Unpacking the Mark Carney effect: The acceptance of elitism

Social Intercourse: April 23

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: Butterdome Craft SaleWhen: May 2 – 4Where: Universiade Pavilion (Butterdome)Admission: $5 for U of A students with valid I.D. The Butterdome Craft Sale is back…

Photostory: 2025 BFA Graduate Exhibition at the FAB Gallery

Lucette on her recently released EP ‘Nice Girl From The Suburbs’

Playlist: Graduation

Favour Olayinka Abimbola: The role of an artist in Edmonton

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