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On July 1, a photo of a University of Alberta sign that had been vandalized started circulating on social media. “Land back” was spray-painted onto the sign located at the corner of 112 Street and 82 Avenue. The “Alberta” of “University of Alberta” was crossed out on the sign and…
Google Canada has given $5 million in grant money to the Alberta Machine Intelligence Institute (Amii) to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) education in post-secondary schools across the country. The purpose of this is to integrate AI curriculum materials into pre-existing courses, as well as to foster AI literacy and prepare…
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is yet another graphic memoir that tends to be the target of book bans. It seems like the Government of Alberta is just about ready to jump on that bandwagon. It launched a survey about age-appropriate materials in school libraries, citing Gender Queer as an…
Wes Eze, Rachel Grenke, April Kippers, and Tise Okuboyejo will swap their green and gold for red and white this summer. The four track and field athletes will travel to Germany to compete for Team Canada in the 2025 Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) Summer World University Games. Both…
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…
The first annual Rockin’ Thunder festival will kick off at the Edmonton Exhibition Lands Racetrack on Friday, July 11. Big…
On July 1, a photo of a University of Alberta sign that had been vandalized started circulating on social media.…
Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is yet another graphic memoir that tends to be the target of book bans. It…
The Planet Smashers, based out of Montreal, are ska-punk veterans. On August 22, their first album of the 2020s comes…