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Jonas Smith
Why should students care about university sports anyway?
It’s the fourth quarter of a Golden Bears basketball game. Before this moment, I neither understood nor cared about the…
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Jonas Smith
Students’ urgent needs not addressed by advanced education mandate letter
Years of cutting funding to post-secondary has not made the United Conservative Party (UCP) popular with a lot of students.…
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Rosty Soroka
In-Secret: Students’ Council still lacks transparency
This past year has been one of financial obscurity and ineffective Students’ Council discussions that have gone around in circles.…
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Mitchell Pawluk
Widespread climate anxiety is a call for action
Do you suffer from climate anxiety? If so, you are not alone. A recent study revealed that 56 per cent…
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Christien Ford
SPOTs are good in theory, but flawed in practice
The U of A has been using Student Perspectives of Teaching (SPOT) surveys, previously known as Universal Student Ratings of…
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Emily Williams
The U of A’s name change policy needs to keep evolving
For most students, convocation is a time they look forward to — finally getting to celebrate all their hard work…
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Christien Ford
U of A religious accommodation process burdens students during exams and holidays
Could you imagine taking an exam on Christmas? Thanksgiving? Probably not. After all, the Canadian government recognizes these as statutory…
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Evan Chen
Permanent housing initiatives need to be emphasized as affordability declines
For university students, a sudden cold snap means staying in bed and sleeping through morning classes. For Edmonton’s homeless population,…
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Helen Zhang
Interactive learning is necessary to increase interest in higher education
This guest column is written through a partnership with Campus UNICEF and The Gateway. Education is integral to our modern-day…
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Rosty Soroka
Why doesn’t anyone care about the SU elections?
When you think about the Students’ Union (SU), what do you picture? A team of passionate student politicians? A crowd…
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