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“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…
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…
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…
While mid-April brought about the Frozen Four and end-of-March gave fans an entirely shocking U Sports championship, there’s more to be on the lookout for. It’ll be hard to beat the loss taken by the Hockey East powerhouse known as Boston University (BU) to the not-favoured Western Michigan Broncos. Or…
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…
Disclosure: Benjamin J. Kucher was previously the GSA’s vice-president (student life). The sudden and unannounced departure of Lewie Moodley, the…
“Walking the Tightrope,” a 2024 survey of Canadian students conducted for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) by Abacus…
We all know the names Mark Carney, Pierre Poilievre, and Jagmeet Singh. But do we know the names Heather McPherson,…
While mid-April brought about the Frozen Four and end-of-March gave fans an entirely shocking U Sports championship, there’s more to…