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  • Wake Up and Smell the Christmas Propaganda

    A Serious Article About A Serious Topic by CAROLYN VENTER This week I sat down with the lovely Amy Lechelt to talk consumerism and Christmas. Amy is a dirty blonde and enjoys eating beets. I asked to interview her because of her leftist or what I like to call “humanitarian” views. As a well known…

  • The 24th Street Wailers Play the Bailey!

    By: CAROLYN VENTER I know. It’s that time of year where everyone’s panicking about the classes they haven’t been to all year, and that is exactly why you should come out to see the 24th Street Wailers on Friday, Dec 2nd. In addition to having a super cool name, they are travelling to the middle…

  • Shadow Me, Young Padawan

    Review of the U of A Job Shadow Week by YU FEI HUANG Want to try out a career for a day? Why don’t you try U of A’s job shadow week? This year’s U of A Job Shadow Week was hosted during the reading week on North Campus from November 7th to November 11th.…

  • U.N.derstanding Diplomacy

    University of Alberta Model United Nations Takes DC by JENNIFER HA From Friday, November 10th to Sunday, November 13, 2016, the University of Alberta’s Model United Nations team attended the National Model United Nations conference held in Washington, D.C. Over a thousand students from eighty different universities throughout the world were at the conference. University…

  • The Montreal Massacre

    A Day of Remembrance by JENNY GREEN The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is December 6 for a sombre reason. This year, it marks the twenty-seventh anniversary of a violent shooting at a Quebec academic institution which targeted its victims for something they did not choose: their gender. December 6,…

  • #Trumped

    by KEN WINDER Yes. Donald J. Trump won the election. A joke America took seriously. Instead of focusing on the many failings of Trump, which are too numerous to mention, let’s focus on what this election means for Canada and the citizens of North America. Where the United States leads, Canada has the potential to…

  • Life After Augustana: Part Two

    The Success Continues… by JENNIFER HA Your favourite scorpio here, bringing you the second installment of Life After Augustana where I asked recent Augustana graduates the following questions: What are you doing now that you have graduated from Augustana? What were your graduation plans upon entering university? Did they change by the time you graduated?…

  • “This is a Most Incomprehensible Affair!”

    One Class’ Journey to Bring Sherlock Holmes to the Stage by CAROLYN VENTER & SAMMY LOWE As none of you know, the play A Study In Scarlet opens on Thursday, Nov 24th. This fresh new take on the classic Sherlock Holmes tale presents the story exactly as written, with a story improvisation twist . We…

  • HI-SEAS: A New HAB-itat for Humanity?

    by CRYSTAL ROSENE Earth’s neighbour, the Red Planet, provides us with plentiful research opportunities involving analysis of real data gathered on robotic exploratory missions as well as hypothetical simulations carried out on Earth. The next logical step is a manned mission to Mars, but we must study more about the Martian environment and living conditions…

  • “You Either Have Cankles or You Wear High Socks, Like Me”

    Augustana Fashion Has Never Been More Relevant by CAROLYN VENTER After being told that I had to interview people who weren’t my friends, like a real journalist, I walked over to some outdoor education majors whom I had never met before in my life and asked them if I could interview them about their style.…