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Opposition to removing Casavant Organ grows
Since news of the University of Alberta’s plans to remove the 1978 Casavant Organ from the Convocation Hall, people have been piping up to voice their opposition. A petition against the removal of the organ has gathered over 37,900 signatures at the time of publication. Marnie Giesbrecht, a professor emerita…
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- Opinion
Fostering community is essential to international student success
This guest column is written through a partnership with the Black Graduate Students’ Association and The Gateway. As history tends to repeat itself, international students are looking at Canadian universities, but there needs to be a focus on community building. More than 150 years ago, W.E.B. Du Bois, founder of the…
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- Arts & Culture
Photostory: Dreams and Drag — A Fleetwood Mac tribute at Evo
On Easter Sunday, Evolution Wonderlounge should have been all pastel eggs and chocolate bunnies. Instead, it became a high-heeled celebration of the legendary rock band Fleetwood Mac. Drag artist Star Struck — the mastermind behind previous drag homage to David Bowie and the irreverent “Cunty Christmas” — hosted and curated…
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- Sports
Youth movement excites at Bears football spring camp
Spring camp rarely defines a football season, but it can give a sense of momentum. After three days at Foote Field, the University of Alberta Golden Bears look like a team trending upward. The reps are cleaner, the competition is tight, and most notably, a sizable recruiting class has delivered…
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- Features
New School of Politics and Democracy sparks concerns from faculty
The University of Alberta and the Banff Centre have been the home of the Peter Lougheed School of Leadership since 2014. Now, the school has a sibling — the Peter Lougheed School of Politics and Democracy (PLSPD). The U of A officially launched the PLSPD in October 2025. Its first…
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