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Records dispute claim that Casavant Organ isn’t a war memorial

The University of Alberta is planning to remove the 1978 Casavant Organ in its renovations to Convocation Hall. The decision has sparked backlash from students, staff, alumni, and community members. A petition against the removal started by Marnie Giesbrecht, a professor emerita of the U of A and organist, has…

Esther Kim appointed dean of the faculty of rehabilitation medicine

Province gives U of A $21 million for defence research

U of A student plays a part in Canada’s Paralympic gold medal

Notes from Council: 2026–27 councillors appointed to committees

Manitoba’s social media ban is a much-needed intervention

As smartphone addiction and harmful online exposure continue to rise among young users, Manitoba’s proposed social media restrictions are a timely and much-needed step toward creating a safer digital environment for children. It has become a common sight to see people of all ages glued to their screens everywhere they…

Edmonton keeps policing crime, it’s time to start preventing it

The thing nobody tells you about getting a research position 

Foreign interference possibilities should concern Albertans

Marble Pedestal: Summer at the U of A

Play Review: ‘Les Misérables’ at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 

I traced a line of well-dressed theatre-goers into the Northern Jubilee Auditorium. The lobby was full, the seats were packed, and the auditorium was full of giddy and excited chatter in anticipation of the show. Les Misérables, a musical adapted by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, is based on Victor Hugo’s…

Play Review: ‘Waiting for the Parade’

Social Intercourse: June 3

Edmonton Folk Festival 2026 lineup: New and familiar faces

Photostory: Cat meet-up in the park

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…

Indigenous leaders struggle to make progress in GSA

2026 Predictions

The lives of students stuck in Gaza due to visa delays

From the archives: Wartime letters to the editor