Payton Ferguson

Payton Ferguson is a English major by day, 2019-20 Opinion Editor for The Gateway by night (and also day). She enjoys long walks to the fridge, writing until her wrists ache, and bombarding social media with pictures of her chihuahuas.

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Payton FergusonSeptember 12, 2019

Trudeau’s stop in Edmonton was lacklustre, to say the least

After making his second stop on the campaign trail today in Edmonton at the Arts Barns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 4, 2019

Burlap Sack: Parties without animals

This title may confuse some of you. Don’t all parties have animals? Party animals? Haha, good one, Kyle. That’s not…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 3, 2019

Marble Pedestal: Plants on campus

In my heart of hearts, I have always wanted to be a plant mom. I want to be knowledgeable about…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 3, 2019

Marble Pedestal: Audiobooks

Okay, here’s the deal. I drive a lot. And when I say a lot, I mean a lot. Because I…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 3, 2019

The “victory of equality” in the Fortune 500 is a joke

Last week, the company Rite Aid made a monumental and controversial decision: they hired a female CEO. This move puts…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 2, 2019

Top 5: Worst ways to get drunk

Ah, university. It can be your dream come true, or your absolute nightmare. It’s a place where the tests are…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 2, 2019

Top 5: Ted Cruz lookalikes

Only a few politicians have been controversial enough, enigmatic enough, or outrageous enough to become a meme. Ted Cruz, a…
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Payton FergusonSeptember 2, 2019

Open letter to the buyer of “The Watcher” house

Dear buyer, First of all, my primary question: why? Why would you choose to subject yourself to the same torment…
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Payton FergusonAugust 21, 2019

Marble Pedestal: A.I. companion for lonely seniors

There are some things that never fail to make me cry in a movie. A dog dying, a kid losing…
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Payton FergusonAugust 21, 2019

Marble Pedestal: Canada has the top quality of life?

In this, the day and age of self-criticism, it’s often difficult for us to accept that we’ve done something right.…
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