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At the Students’ Council meeting on May 23, Board of Governors (BoG) representative Stephen Raitz gave his inaugural address. Additionally, Logan Mardhani-Bayne, the strategic development manager for the Office of the Provost and vice-president (academic), presented the next draft of the University Strategic Plan (USP) to council. The plan covers…
This past year has been one of financial obscurity and ineffective Students’ Council discussions that have gone around in circles. Last year, I critiqued council on their lack of transparency, especially around the use of a secret ballot, but little has changed since then. Considering this student-elected body is responsible…
Downtown Spark ran from May 25 to June 4 with several free events and art installations across downtown Edmonton. Events included a block party on MacDonald Drive featuring guests like William Prince and Kyle McKearney, and Bark and Brew at Alex Decoteau Park, which had pet-friendly activities and food trucks.…
The Golden Bears hockey team won their first CanadaWest playoff series of the 2022-23 season against the University of British Columbia (UBC) Thunderbirds. After taking a bye in the first week of playoffs, the Bears and Thunderbirds faced off at Clare Drake for a three-game series. The first game on…
Some say that coming out as 2SLGBTQ+ is one of the hardest things to do in today’s social climate. As a transgender (trans) man myself, I would agree. But, dealing with what happens after coming out can be its own hill to conquer. One of the facets of being 2SLGBTQ+,…
This past year has been one of financial obscurity and ineffective Students’ Council discussions that have gone around in circles.…
Downtown Spark ran from May 25 to June 4 with several free events and art installations across downtown Edmonton. Events…
At the Students’ Council meeting on May 23, Board of Governors (BoG) representative Stephen Raitz gave his inaugural address. Additionally,…
“Sad,” “lonely,” “sleep,” “depressed,” and “love” were the five most common responses from the University of Alberta community when given…