Every year around the NHL Trade Deadline teams choose to either sell their players to build for the future or trade their future for players to help them win now. The Edmonton Oilers are one of those teams in ‘win now’ mode. Because of this, General Manager Ken...
The death of media literacy
On my internet feeds, there’s been a lot of controversy around the show Hazbin Hotel. The show follows the devil’s daughter as she tries to set up a place for sinners to redeem their souls. While the premise itself has people talking, the fourth episode, Masquerade,...
Monday is a drag (queen)
On Monday, the students in the CAT building were lucky enough to have a visit from four queens. At the start of the show, many chairs were vacant. Iris Silverado, a drag queen, performed wonderfully as a naughty nurse while warming up the crowd. Unlike my doctor, who...
What’s up with all the live concerts at sporting events?
It seems like every all-star game or special game in sports seems to have some level of live entertainment these days. Sure, live concerts at sporting events are a great way to fill the space in breaks between action; the Super Bowl is a great example. It is one...
Potential slate campaigning in 2024 NAITSA Executive Council election: What happened and how we fix it
Editor's note: This article was originally published with a definition of slate campaigning from the CRO, not the NAITSA bylaws. To avoid any confusion, we have adjusted the quoted line to come directly from the bylaws. The previous definition was “prohibit[ion of]...
Alberta Premier’s promise to support trans youth contradicted by policies limiting gender-affirming care
On January 31st, 2024, Premier Danielle Smith told the transgender youth of Alberta through a video on X that as long as she is premier of Alberta, she will ”ensure [they] are supported and [their] rights are protected.” In the same video, she then introduced several...
Steroids are a double-edged sword with a sharp handle
The good, the bad and the ugly of athletic drug use.
Panhandling in the digital age
I can only assume that panhandling has existed since the creation of wealth. While some do it because they need money, others con people into thinking they need it. But it’s no longer exclusive to mall parking lots or other places where there’s likely to be people....
Isolation and social media: a hell of our own making
Social media, in modern society, feels like a necessary evil. It’s rare to find someone who has a healthy relationship with it, and rarer to find someone who doesn’t use it all. We’ve never been more interconnected than we are now. At any point, I can reach out to...
A league of their own: PWHL marks a new start for women’s hockey
In January of 2024, the fate of women’s hockey changed forever.