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 SparksMartin BendicoOctober 26, 2022

Golden Bears football lose to Calgary in double header with Edmonton Elks

On October 15, the Golden Bears football team lost to the University of Calgary Dinos 11-24. The Bears hosted the…
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Amanda SparksOctober 24, 2022

Pandas hockey win twice in double header over Thanksgiving weekend against MacEwan

The University of Alberta Pandas hockey team defeated the MacEwan Griffins twice in a double header over Thanksgiving weekend. The…
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Amanda SparksOctober 20, 2022

Bears hockey win against MacEwan, following historic loss

The University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team defeated the MacEwan University Griffins 5-2 in their second matchup of the…
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Amanda SparksOctober 17, 2022

Bears hockey lose against MacEwan for the first time since 2007

The Golden Bears 8-game win streak against the MacEwan University Griffins came to an end on October 7. This loss,…
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Amanda SparksOctober 3, 2022

Pandas take first conference win and loss to Mount Royal University

In the opening weekend of the 2022-23 conference season, the University of Alberta Pandas hockey team faced the Mount Royal…
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Amanda SparksOctober 1, 2022

Saskatchewan gives Bears football second loss of the season

On Friday September 23, the Golden Bears football team saw their second loss of the season against the University of…
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Arts & Culture

Amanda SparksMarch 23, 2022

Telus World of Science’s new exhibits suit young visitors, but still entertaining

Edmonton’s Telus World of Science has been a field trip hotspot for many students for years. As a student from…
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Amanda SparksOctober 25, 2021

Having a vegetable garden: The final harvest

With the end of the summer season, so comes the end of my first garden. Overall, I would consider this…
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Amanda SparksAugust 18, 2021

Having a vegetable garden: July — the month of infestation

As some of you may have read in my last article, my boyfriend and I started our own (and very…
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Amanda SparksAugust 11, 2021

The First Time: Having a vegetable garden

This summer, my boyfriend of five years and I finally took the next step in our relationship. Not kids, marriage,…
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