By Ben Macintosh The UPEI counsellors are now working from home but are still available to help students. Because of the pandemic, counsellors are doing their sessions via phone or video calls (photo credits: UPEI). According to one UPEI counsellor, […]
By Wyatt Gillis Dr. William Whelan and Dr. Andrew Trivett (photo credits: UPEI) A team of researchers at UPEI have received a grant to further develop a device that tests for coronaviruses over the next two years. Dr. William Whelan […]
By John Ployer Will McGuigan poses with his suitcases as he prepared to return to Canada last week (photo credits: Will McGuigan/Facebook) A former UPEI student working at UPEI’s campus in Egypt is taking time to himself after the COVID-19 […]
By Ben Macintosh Sunday’s Student Council meeting saw the 2020-2021 operating budget passed (photo credits: Ben Macintosh) The UPEISU set aside more than $10000 in the proposed 2020-2021 budget for the new wellness coordinator position. On Sunday Council voted unanimously […]
By John Ployer The food hamper program is an extension of the SUpplies Food Bank operated by the UPEISU (Photo credits: Allison MacDonald) With the coronavirus pandemic forcing Islanders into isolation, a new UPEI Student Union program hopes to ensure […]
By Sam Arseneau Students have responded positively to UPEI’s decision to offer self-testing STI kits in public washrooms on campus. The UPEI Health and Wellness centre says that in the past few months STI testing through them has doubled, attributing […]
By Ben Macintosh On Tuesday it was announced that only be delivery essential services for the forseeable future. The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak has resulted in widespread self-isolation and closures as governments work to contain the disease. Last week, the first […]
By Ben Macintosh Photo credits: UPEI Panthers The Golden Path Trophy will not be awarded to the winner of the U Sports women’s hockey championship this year due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Late last week U Sports announced the […]
By John Ployer The Dutch Inn has housed nearly one hundred UPEI students since September (photo credits: Alexander Chang Ojeda) In 2019 UPEI and the Dutch Inn came to an agreement which allowed up to one hundred UPEI students to […]
By Cindy Nguyen Jenna Mae Ellsworth (left) and Annabelle Charron (right) (photo credits: Cindy Nguyen) Jenna Mae Ellsworth smiled while looking at the badge on her UPEI women’s basketball uniform. “My mom used to play at UPEI, then coached here […]
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