Andrew McWhinney

Andrew McWhinney is a fifth-year English and political science combined honors student, as well as The Gateway's 2019-20 Editor-in-Chief. He was previously The Gateway's 2018-19 Opinion Editor. An aspiring journalist with too many opinions, he's a big fan of political theory, hip-hop, and being alive.

OpinionAlex Patterson

Andrew McWhinneyApril 26, 2019

The Gateway Presents: The dangers of Doug Ford’s postsecondary policy

https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/gateway-presents/2018-19/gtwy+presents+opinion+segment+jan+20.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS On Janurary 17, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government, under Premier…
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OpinionAlex Patterson

Andrew McWhinneyApril 26, 2019

The Gateway Presents: A Marxist critique of New Year’s

https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/gateway-presents/2018-19/january+18+gtwy+presents+opinion.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS We often look towards the New Year as an…
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OpinionChristina Varvis

Andrew McWhinneyApril 10, 2019

Editorial: Alberta’s political parties aren’t showing they care about students

A few days ago, a provincial election forum was held in SUB. Well, forum is a bit of a strong…
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CampusRichard Bagan

Andrew McWhinneyApril 9, 2019

Marble Pedestal: Having classes with no finals

It might be the weather. It might be that I’ve already done a semester of school already. But every time,…
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OpinionSupplied

Andrew McWhinneyApril 5, 2019

Editorial: New Facebook policies can only do so much against white supremacy

It’s been a painfully long time coming. Facebook has finally, after many complaints, decided to ban any content that explicitly…
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OpinionSupplied

Andrew McWhinneyMarch 29, 2019

Burlap Sack: Political attack ads

As soon as the Alberta election was declared, I was both elated and fearful. I love election time because I…
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OpinionRichard Bagan

Andrew McWhinneyMarch 27, 2019

SU Exec Report Cards 2018-19: Board of Governors Representative

Each year, The Gateway publishes an evaluation of the Students’ Union executive and the Board of Governors representative. It’s impossible…
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OpinionPhoto by Elliott Stallion on Unsplash

Andrew McWhinneyMarch 24, 2019

Editorial: Increasing youth voting will take more than advanced polls

Initial steps are being made to increase youth voter turnout in Alberta, but they seem to only tackle one part…
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OpinionJessica Tang

Andrew McWhinneyMarch 5, 2019

Bite the Ballot: President

The president is the main spokesperson for the Students’ Union. They oversee the vice-presidents as well as the SU’s strategy,…
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OpinionRichard Bagan

Andrew McWhinneyPayton FergusonDane BeliveauKyle MondaMarch 5, 2019

UASU Election 2019 Opinion Podcast

https://s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com/gateway-presents/2018-19/opinion+elections+podcast+2019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS This weekend, three Gateway volunteers sat down with our…
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