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Whether we like it or not, AI will change our education
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Whether we like it or not, AI will change our education

Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs to be explored and utilized in ways that will help advance students’ comprehensive understanding of different concepts. However, AI use has to be monitored and limited to some extent because of the damage it does to our minds and human uniqueness. There was a time when

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A letter to dejected upper-year students
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A letter to dejected upper-year students

Dear upper-year students, If you are anything like me, the start of the semester can be difficult as you move through your degree. The first week is both exciting and scary because you realize you have reached the beginning of the end.  For me, this realization was even scarier

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Was the battle against tuition hikes lost before it began?
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Was the battle against tuition hikes lost before it began?

Students have been told our tuition will be raised for the sixth year in a row, and as I look at our efforts to fight back, I fear we may have lost the battle before it even began. On Oct. 7, the University of Calgary hosted their Fall Community Discussion:

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The fall of the classics: How the media’s obsession with smutty reads has ruined true literature and a generation of adaptations
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The fall of the classics: How the media’s obsession with smutty reads has ruined true literature and a generation of adaptations

BookTok and its need for “spicy” reads has contributed to the fall of the classics and the creation of salacious book-to-screen adaptations.  Although many popular book-to-screen adaptations have been quite successful — despite frequent inaccuracies like costuming, casting, plotholes, etc. — none have caused quite as large an

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Calgary’s housing crisis is more than a market problem, it’s a generational one
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Calgary’s housing crisis is more than a market problem, it’s a generational one

When Calgary’s next mayor and council take office, they won’t just be inheriting a housing crisis — they’ll be inheriting a generation on the brink of leaving. For thousands of young Calgarians, finding an affordable place to live has become an impossible equation. Rent continues to climb faster

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The future we need from Calgary Transit
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The future we need from Calgary Transit

A growing Calgary population means an increase in general busyness and an increased necessity for safe and efficient transportation throughout the city. With a chance to renew our city council, Calgary residents can look to modernize our everyday public transit systems. Since 1909, Calgary Transit has served the city with

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Be the change: When youth stay silent
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Be the change: When youth stay silent

If you don’t vote in this municipal election, you contribute to the decline of our democracy. ‘Tis the season once again — politicians are making promises and everyone is talking about the future of our city. Soon, we’ll be invited to take time out of our lives to research

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Letter to the Editor: The student struggle is real — and city hall needs to hear about it
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Letter to the Editor: The student struggle is real — and city hall needs to hear about it

It’s a wild time to be a student — reading week, midterms and exams are in full swing. You’re juggling work, school, a family life and maybe even a social life. And now, what’s this? A politician with yet another ask for you to vote? It’s true,

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AI won’t transform the classroom, but it will change how we learn
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AI won’t transform the classroom, but it will change how we learn

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly dominant technology in the modern world, and especially in academia. But while many have suggested it will completely transform the way the world operates, the reality may be more bland. On Nov. 30, 2022, something revolutionary happened: OpenAI’s ChatGPT was first released.

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Alberta school library restriction policies: The good, the bad and what it means for you
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Alberta school library restriction policies: The good, the bad and what it means for you

With the rise in global political tensions, we must continue to closely monitor our local governments to determine what we consider necessary to keep our communities safe. Now that literature is under fire in Alberta, what does that mean for us? On July 4, 2025, Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides issued

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A new era for the Gauntlet

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