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GFC discusses Casavant Organ removal, accessibility and SHAPE goals

At the May 25 General Faculties Council (GFC) meeting, faculty of arts member Christopher Lupke proposed a motion to postpone the removal of the Casavant Organ. Additionally, Provost and Vice-President (academic) Verna Yiu presented a three-year report on the implementation of SHAPE: A Strategic Plan of Impact (2023–2033) to the…

U of A lab targets clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease vaccine

Records dispute claim that Casavant Organ isn’t a war memorial

Esther Kim appointed dean of the faculty of rehabilitation medicine

Province gives U of A $21 million for defence research

Alberta’s new license: A waste of money or a security risk too?

As of July 2, Alberta driver’s licenses and health-care cards will turn into one card. But there is little good that this will bring to Albertans. The Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction, Dale Nally, shared how the new licenses would streamline services. They claim Albertans will no…

UASU execs blinded by new grants forgetting past losses

Manitoba’s social media ban is a much-needed intervention

Edmonton keeps policing crime, it’s time to start preventing it

The thing nobody tells you about getting a research position 

Book Review: ‘A Temporary Grace’ by Maggie Burton

Maggie Burton is no stranger to good writing. Her first poetry collection, Chores, was shortlisted for and won multiple awards. Her new short story collection, A Temporary Grace, was the perfect follow-up.  Most of the stories revolve around relationships of some nature. Oftentimes, they’re romantic relationships, but other times the…

Social Intercourse: June 17

Play Review: ‘Rat Academy’ at the Roxy Theatre

Country Thunder Alberta is coming to take Calgary by storm

Edmonton Pride: A community-driven celebration

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