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Four new faces

The Students’ Association will be under new leadership May 1

Megan Sarrazin

news editor

After two years with the same executive council members representing students at Grant MacEwan University, four new faces have been elected to take charge of the Students’ Association (SA) starting May 1.

Times, they are a-changin’

Jenny Feniak

managing editor

The winds of change are constant. But as with any natural ebb and flow, they sometimes blow a little stronger and right now, there’s a stiff breeze picking up.

Voter turnout on the rise

15.74 per cent of eligible voters hit the polls, up from 11 per cent last year

Kevin Penny

writer

Student elections have come and gone and with it, another year of low voter turnout rates.

SA fee increases to $13

Final decision reached Monday after nearly two months of debating

Megan Sarrazin

news editor

A hot topic on campus recently has been the debate to increase Students’ Association (SA) fees.

Students on the streets

Funding boosted

Cara Smith

writer

The Government of Alberta recently suspended the Access to the Future fund, a program that matches private donations to universities. The fund was created by the government in 2005 as a strategy to attract more community support.

Get local, sustainable

Megan Sarrazin

news editor

It is becoming more common for people to make the switch to a green lifestyle.

Helping out with the sustainable movement is the Students’ Associations’ Sustainability Coordinator Jackie Hallet, who has organized Common Ground.

Humans in jeopardy

Computer named Watson challenges human intelligence

Brad Hudson

writer

Earlier this year, a computer named Watson made history when it defeated the two greatest Jeopardy players in the shows history.

Food for thought

Realpolitiks with . . .

Kevin Penny

As difficult as it is to admit it, someone’s got to call out the elephant in the room: we’re getting fat.

Racially-charged ridiculousness

Recent Whyte Avenue attacks shine the light on tainted way of thinking

Megan Sarrazin

news editor

Some people just don’t know how to progress with the times.

You would think that in a multicultural country like Canada, people would be more accepting of one another, welcoming different cultures and ethnicities with open arms.

Local lifestyle

Mathew Barker

writer

The pioneers of Alberta ate locally every day. They spent much of their time working to survive and learning how to do without.

Fence sitting no prob

Eric Silver

writer

Ever since we started school, we’ve been taught that sitting on the fence is bad. Very bad. But why is that? Realistically, we can never be completely sure of anything, so what’s wrong with hanging out in the middle instead of being a fundamentalist for one side or the other?

Keeping things local

Jayme Hagen

features editor

Next week the Students’ Association of MacEwan and the MacEwan Office of Sustainability will be hosting an event called Common Ground. Though it is only taking place for three days, the goal is that the message being spread will last a lot longer than that.

Sustainability sprouts up

Jenny Feniak

managing editor

Our general health has earned greater importance and attention in the last couple decades, but specific trends have definitely sprouted out of this movement.

Tempting taste buds

Get your veg on: vegetarian, vegan options surround MacEwan

Nicole Nytchay

writer

Vegetarian and vegan lifestyles are becoming more common in today’s society.

Hot little spots

Shatter breaks boundaries

Tejay Gardiner

writer

It’s a small cast with a big story to tell, as the Maggie Tree Theatre Company takes on Trina Davies’ Shatter, a story about the 1917 Halifax explosion.

A night of Shakespearian theatre

MacEwan theatre arts students get pumped for last performance at CFAC

Danika McDonald

arts editor

With the end of the semester just around the corner, MacEwan theatre arts students are getting excited for their last performance at the Centre for the Arts and Communications, marking the end of their rigorous chapter in the program.

Bday Boys keep partying

Band will open for Detroit disco-punk group Electric Six March 18

Eric Silver

writer

Two years ago, Jordan Mack blew out some candles and made a wish. Today, he’s the frontman for Ontario rock band Birthday Boys — touring across Canada.

Out of this world adventures

Kevin Penny

writer

Paul probes his way into our hearts in the newest comedy by Superbad director Greg Mottola this weekend.

Captivating the inner geek

Lacey P. Morris

writer

Pop culture fans get ready, the ninth annual Edmonton Collectible Toy and Comic Show (ECTCS) is taking over the Shaw Conference Centre on Sunday, March 20.

Bolin’s rapid rise in ACAC

Kim Bolin a leader of Griffins women’s volleyball team this season

Todd Pruner

sports editor

Just a couple years ago, Kim Bolin wasn’t thinking much about college volleyball.