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The recent approval to increase Students’ Association (SA) fees did not follow protocol and has been deemed invalid. Continue reading
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A new leader has arrived on the scene at Grant MacEwan University.
After 14 years with Paul Byrne at the helm of MacEwan, David Atkinson, the current president of Kwantlen Polytechnic University in British Columbia, will take over as president on July 1. Continue reading
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On Feb. 1, Grant MacEwan University’s school of business officially signed on to the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), an initiative of the United Nations Global Compact. Continue reading
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Students will soon have the chance to choose who they want representing them — the people chosen will decide how students’ money is spent and what programs will be introduced to the population. Continue reading
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Since most of you won’t bother trying to learn what each candidates platform for their campaign is, you will inevitably end up voting for whoever has the prettiest poster. This is unfortunately the basis of democracy. Continue reading
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Critic or lover of social media, it can’t be denied that the medium helps get the message out.
Journalism students at Grant MacEwan University are the first to belt out its praises. Just weeks ago, Facebook and Twitter became flooded with links to a hyper-local news site, recently launched by MacEwan’s journalism program. Continue reading
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Blood donors from the Grant MacEwan University community will be going head-to-head with other institutions to see who can save the most lives this month. Continue reading
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Former United States President George W. Bush cancelled a trip to Switzerland after human rights attorneys threatened legal action against him concerning the sanctioning of torture. Continue reading
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Before Facebook ruled our lives, it was a fun website with all sorts of cool third-party quizzes, games and other apps. People posted the drunkest pictures that they had – it was a way for your friends to experience a party even if they weren’t there. Continue reading
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Bearing witness to the 2008 tragedy that played out on a Greyhound Bus, where Tim McLean was stabbed, beheaded and cannibalized by Vince Li, is an extremely unfortunate incident. Continue reading
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Sanctions would be useful in an ideal world, but brutal dictators aren’t going to change their minds because we wrote them a letter stating how angry we are. Continue reading
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Who’s the ultimate movie badass? The best of the best, or the worst of the worst, if you will? Continue reading
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If you’re a post-secondary student, you probably know what it’s like to be weighed down by the financial burden of tuition, text books and supply costs. But if you’re a student living on your own, you’ve got a whole other list of finances to worry about. Continue reading
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Loitering online watching YouTube videos, local bartender Brandon Walker stumbled across a band playing on what appeared to be the confined space of someone’s balcony, overlooking the skyline of Dublin, Ireland. Continue reading
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Vancouver’s Rebel Spell plays Friday, March 4, at DV8 with Calgary’s Meisha and the Spanks, as well as two local acts, The Old Sins and Micelli.
The band is touring in support of its recently released album, It’s a Beautiful Future. Continue reading
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Just by sitting and listening to Brittany and Jenesse Graling of Sister Gray, one truly gets a sense of the infectious charm and passion they put into their EP, Close the Night. Continue reading
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The Winter Light Festival ends on March 5 with the spectacular and enchanting Star Party taking place at Elk Island National Park from 4 to 10 p.m. Continue reading
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It’s very rare that I can say I’m going into a movie completely blind. Usually I’ve seen a preview or two, and can put together some basic idea of the plot. Continue reading
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The Almost is a band that emerged under the wings of Underoath founding member Aaron Gillespie. On previous releases, he had created and recorded all of the songs. Continue reading
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Keith Urban is one of the most popular singers on the country music scene these days and his current CD, Get Closer, is a really good example of why that’s the case. Continue reading
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I’m a sucker for a great Canadian band. One, because I love great music and two, because I just think Canadians are better. Continue reading
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Vancouver’s Dreadnoughts are back with its third album, Polka’s Not Dead. What is interesting about The Dreadnoughts is it actually do play polka-influenced punk rock. Continue reading
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