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Behind the curtain: The growing psychological demands of competitive dance

For Ben Sereda, a PhD candidate in sports psychology in the faculty of kinesiology, sport, and recreation (KSR) at the University of Alberta, the interest in studying stress and coping among competitive dancers began close to home. Watching his sister compete at a high level sparked his curiosity about what…

U of A celebrates 2026 Pride Week

Notes from Council: Executive reports, Budget 2026 discussed

Leading dialysis research with patients, for patients 

GFC discusses draft 2026–27 consolidated budget

Alberta’s red tape on sexual health education gets tangled

In September 2025, the Government of Alberta implemented the Education Amendment Act. This enacted new rules around gender identity and sexual health education in Alberta public schools. With this legislation, the Government of Alberta controls the approval of every educational resource on these topics.  This new system creates a ridiculous…

Maybe honesty isn’t the best policy for Poilievre

SU Election Dissection 2026: Referendums and Plebiscites

SU Election Dissection 2026: President

SU Election Dissection 2026: Vice-president (student life)

Album Review: ‘Greyhound’ by Katie Tupper

Saskatchewan-born artist, Katie Tupper’s melancholic debut album, Greyhound, released January 21. The album centres around love in all of its forms, along with the “theme of cycle and chase,” Tupper says in an interview with Killbeat Music. Greyhound struggles to establish itself for the majority of the album, but holds…

Rockin’ Thunder returns with a stacked line up

Photostory: Artist Alley

Play Review: ‘I Inherited the Harvest’ and ‘At Sun’s Last Breath’

Album Review: ‘Best of Our Possible Lives’ by Boy Golden

New School of Politics and Democracy sparks concerns from faculty

The University of Alberta and the Banff Centre have been the home of the Peter Lougheed School of Leadership since 2014. Now, the school has a sibling — the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy (PLSPD).  The U of A officially launched the PLSPD in October 2025. Its first…

Indigenous leaders struggle to make progress in GSA

2026 Predictions

The lives of students stuck in Gaza due to visa delays

From the archives: Wartime letters to the editor