Amanda Sparks

Amanda Sparks was the 2022-23 Staff Reporter for The Gateway. She is in her final year of a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English. When she has time, you can usually find her under a pile of blankets crying over fictional characters, baking, hiking, or spending time with her cat.

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Amanda SparksMarch 2, 2023

Photostory: Golden Bears hockey wins first playoffs series against UBC

The Golden Bears hockey team won their first CanadaWest playoff series of the 2022-23 season against the University of British…
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Amanda SparksMarch 1, 2023

Photostory: Pandas hockey go 1-2 in playoffs series against Mount Royal University

In the second week of CanadaWest semifinal playoffs, the University of Alberta Pandas hockey team faced off against the Mount…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 28, 2023

Photostory: Pandas wrestling take gold at USports competition, Bears in third place

The 2023 Friends of the World Cup of Wrestling Society USports Championship took place over February 25 and 26, where…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 28, 2023

SU Elections 2023 Q&A: Campus Recreation and Enhancement Fund Plebiscite

The Students’ Union 2023 election is giving students enrolled of the University of Alberta of the opportunity to decide on…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 27, 2023

Notes from Council: Lister Residence’s food hygiene and council restructuring discussed

“Notes from Council” is The Gateway’s ongoing series of recaps of noteworthy items from Students’ Council meetings. At the February…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 27, 2023

SU Elections 2023 Q&A: Vice-President (Academic)

The Students’ Union vice-president (academic) is responsible for all advocacy that affects the academic life of students. They work with…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 27, 2023

Minister of Advanced Education discusses new affordability measures for post-secondary

The Minister of Advanced Education, Demetrios Nicolaides, discussed some of the affordability changes announced on February 16, and what these…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 25, 2023

Graduate Students’ Association plans protest against U of A’s tuition hikes

The University of Alberta’s Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) held a special meeting on February 16 to discuss their opposition to…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 25, 2023

Panelists discuss Black solidarity for Black History month

Andrea Davis, from York University’s department of humanities, and Michael Bucknor, from the University of Alberta’s department of English and…
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Amanda SparksFebruary 24, 2023

Photostory: Pandas hockey end conference season in second place, after going 1-1 with University of Manitoba

The University of Alberta Pandas hockey team have officially ended their 2022-23 conference season. This comes as the Bears hockey…
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