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Lily Polenchuk
New survey shows students facing rising affordability challenges
“Walking the Tightrope,” a 2024 survey of Canadian students conducted for the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) by Abacus…
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Randy Savoie
Indigenous students are still fighting to be heard in student governance
Disclosure: Benjamin J. Kucher was previously the GSA’s vice-president (student life). Reconciliation cannot be symbolic. Yet too often, that’s all…
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Leah Hennig
UASU hosts watch party for federal English leaders’ debate
On April 17, the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) hosted a watch party for the 2025 federal election English…
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Helen Zhang
Transparency is important to elections, some seem to disagree
What is an election without a little drama? And no, I’m not talking about the federal election — I’m referring…
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Helen Zhang
Notes from Council: 12 per cent increase to the UASU health and dental plan approved
“Notes from Council” is The Gateway’s ongoing series of recaps of noteworthy items from Students’ Council meetings. At the April…
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Vivian Lam
Editorial: Financial aid is lagging when students need it most
It’s not news to students that the cost of their education just keeps going up. However, it might be news…
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Amanda Sparks
Failing external advocacy of the GSA: Silence in a time of urgency
Disclosure: Benjamin J. Kucher was previously the GSA’s vice-president (student life). Graduate students at the University of Alberta deserve a…
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Helen Zhang
Notes from Council: First principles on uncontested races approved
At the March 25 meeting of the University of Alberta Students’ Union (UASU) Students’ Council, council approved the first principles…
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