Christmas Cookie Latte Photo Credits: Sam Arseneau This drink was the favourite holiday drink for two members of The Cadre. It has both flavours of coffee and of a delicious cookie, topped with whipped cream. It is a sweeter drink […]
Christmas Cookie Latte Photo Credits: Sam Arseneau This drink was the favourite holiday drink for two members of The Cadre. It has both flavours of coffee and of a delicious cookie, topped with whipped cream. It is a sweeter drink […]
By Fairouz Gaballa (All photos via Spotify) Vampires by Wishing 777 by Joji If Blue Could be Happiness by Florist Saviour Complex by Phoebe Bridgers High to Death (2018 version) by Car Seat Headrest Falling by Harry Styles Sunlight by […]
By Yakosu Umana Tolulope Oginni (Photo Credit: UPEISU) With COVID-19 ongoing, Tolulope Oginni is expecting the unexpected during her short tenure as the UPEI Student Union president. “My mind is prepared towards thinking it wouldn’t be a smooth year ahead,†[…]
Submitted by Emma Campanaro UPEI Arts Review Logo The Arts Review reaches another milestone this year! This year, we will publish the tenth volume of the Arts Review, and we would love to include your work(s). As a project of […]
By Yakosu Umana Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana A pop-up exhibit of army medals, photos and flags is being displayed at the Confederation Court Mall, in Charlottetown. The exhibit was set up by the city’s Planning and Heritage department to honour […]
By Yakosu Umana L-R: Jonah Chininga and Daniel Ohaegbu (Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana) Like most students, Jonah Chininga and Daniel Ohaegbu had little to no knowledge of financial wellness while at school. Today, they work towards making sure students across […]
By Fairouz Gaballa Fox Meadow (Photo Credits: Fairouz Gaballa) The UPEI Cross Country team and the Gray Group hosted a 5km and 8km cross country race at Fox Meadow Golf Course in Stratford on Saturday, November 14, organized by Mike […]
By Logan MacLean Photo via PEI Humane Society Facebook Jennifer Harkness knew the P.E.I. Humane Society was getting a large donation a couple weeks before the news broke. She’d spoken with the anonymous donor a couple times on the phone […]
Submitted by Logan MacLean Photo from Robertson Library Keri McCaffrey wasn’t the type to know what career she wanted at age seven. She wasn’t even sure in her third year of university. She started an English degree, but switched into […]
Submitted by Cindy Nguyen Maryanne Pham (left) and Renae Bandy (right) during their internship at Prince County Hospital (Submitted Photo) Madeleine Dinh’s family wasted no time getting the flu vaccine as soon as it was available. The fourth-year business student […]
By Yakosu Umana Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana One barber believes he can build a community of ‘innovative’ youth who can help each other and Islanders. Luke Ignace, owner of the Breaking Barbershop, is working with several young adults to create […]
By Fairouz Gaballa If you haven’t done much in 2020, here are some epic things to do this Halloween! Photo Credits: The Charlottetown Beer Garden & Seafood Patio Facebook page Check out what the local restaurants have to offer: Photo […]
By Sam Arseneau Photo Credits: Chloe MacAdam The Fox and Crow turned into Mystery Manor as students gathered for a Murder Mystery Party hosted by the UPEISU. Twenty students gathered and took on new identities for the evening as they […]
By Yakosu Umana Charles Adeyanju (Photo via Robertson Library) Here at UPEI, there is a noticeable community of Nigerian students, and they are saddened with news from home. Last week, 12 Nigerians were killed during a peaceful protest in Lagos, […]
By Sam Arseneau Events in 2020 are looking different since the rise of COVID-19. One of the many celebrations facing changes is Halloween. We have provided a list of the best costumes that also include a face mask for safety. […]
By Yakosu Umana A Student Union executive wants UPEI to put more effort towards reconciliation with the university’s indigenous community. Malak Nassar, Vice President Academic and External, moved a motion to the SU Council towards that goal, during last night’s […]
By Yakosu Umana With the term slowly winding down on us, we’ve hit the point where things get kind of messy. Midterms, quizzes, tests and tedious assignments seem to just pile up, some of us may have jobs, and the […]
All photos taken by Fairouz Gaballa Reflection Flying out of Sight Flecks of Sun The Sun Breaking Through Seething Sea Ravens by the Sea A Circle of Yellow The Universe Screamed Gold-streaked Clouds Caramel Gold Solace in the Clouds
Submitted by Jacob Durden The UPEI Arts Review has officially launched its submission process for the 2020-2021 academic year. Under the supervision of the UPEI Writing Center, the Arts Review aims to showcase the best of what UPEI students have […]
By Fairouz Gaballa Burger Love is always a big hit on PEI. This year, although it was delayed, it seemed to be one of the very few good things that has happened in 2020. To celebrate the end of Burger […]
By Fairouz Gaballa Photo Submitted by Matthew Sheriko Camp Triumph is a non-profit organization–and a registered charity–for children whose relatives are affected by chronic illness or disabilities like cancer or autism. The camp runs solely on fundraisers, and it is […]
By Yakosu Umana Photo Submitted by Nancy MacIntosh This semester hasn’t only been challenging for students, but teachers as well. And despite teaching being like second nature to Nancy MacIntosh, she finds it difficult nowadays. “I find it very tasking. […]
By Yakosu Umana L-R: Ayomikun Oguntola, Kali Ross and Malak Nassar (Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana) Kali Ross has lived with anxiety and depression since she was a teenager, but only got the help she needed while at university. “I learned […]
By Sam Arseneau Photo Credits: UPEI UPEI has announced the Winter 2021 semester will be primarily online. On September 18th a meeting of the senate was held to discuss the plans for the Winter 2021 semester. It was unanimously agreed […]
By Fairouz Gaballa The nominees for this years UPEISU council are: Arts Representative Chioma Onyeagolum Sielinou Foyet Nelly Business Representative Ekene Onyeagolum Mathematical & Computational Science Representative Alaa Emad Residence Representative Star Brown 1st Year Representative Adam MacKenzie Char1ize Sahely […]
By Sam Arseneau Shelly and Jonah are pictured on the far left Terry Fox has been an inspiration to many and has been the reason for many events across the nation; despite the effects of COVID-19, his impact is […]
By Yakosu Umana A UPEI Student Union executive voiced her concern on the challenges of e-learning during the SU’s council virtual meeting last night. There is a harmful expectation and assumption that students have access to reliable digital technology, […]
By Yakosu Umana Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana Change comes with new challenges, and this year e-learning brings a new challenge for some UPEI students. Unlike most of his peers, Wannuwat Songaksorn begins his day at 7 p.m. and […]
By Fairouz Gaballa In light of classes being primarily online, the Cadre will be focusing on students, who they are, their issues, their joys, and everything in between. For this week, I had the enjoyable opportunity to interview two Panthers: […]
Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana Three years ago, my parents and I made a crucial decision about my education, and the uncertainty behind it was fully evident. I was heading to a Canadian province we had never heard of, and on […]
Welcome! My name is Fairouz, and I am one of the two managing editors for the 2020-2021 school year! I am a second-year student pursuing a BA in Psychology and English. I was born in Cairo, Egypt, but I immigrated […]
Photo Credits: Vanessa Zwicker Hey there! My name is Sam Arseneau, and I am your Editor-in-Chief for The Cadre. I was a Managing Editor for The Cadre last year. I have been active on campus in the past few years. […]
By Ben Macintosh On Sunday, UPEISU Student Council had their bi-monthly meeting via Zoom. The executives gave reports on what they have been doing since the coronavirus pandemic began. (photo credits: Ben Macintosh) One of the last UPEISU council meetings […]
By Sam Arseneau With Canada in quarantine many of us are facing pure boredom. Some of our favourite businesses and hangout spots have closed, and many of the events we planned on attending over the next few weeks have […]
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 […]
By Ben Macintosh There are currently no cases of novel coronavirus, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, on PEI (photo credits: The CT Mirror) Lately there has been a lot of news surrounding novel coronavirus, a new virus which […]
By Cindy Nguyen Ian Hoang, a UPEI student from Vietnam, Facetimes with his sister in Hanoi, showing her movie posters at Charlottetown Cineplex theatres (photo credits: Cindy Nguyen) Ian Hoang looked out the window at 2 a.m. and couldn’t believe […]
By John Ployer On Wednesday Brian Affouan was elected UPEISU President for the 2020-2021 academic year (photo credits: Jiayu Su) UPEISU President-Elect Brian Affouan is very thankful for all the support and advice he has been given since his election […]
By Sam Arseneau Members of the UPEI Iranian Society created the UPEI Laugh Challenge to encourage positive feelings on campus (photo credits: UPEI Iranian Society) The UPEI Iranian society has created an initiative to show positivity on social media and […]
By Ben Macintosh On Wednesday morning around 15 students of students came out to show their solidarity with Wet’suwet’en protesters in B.C. (photo credits: Ben Macintosh) A group of UPEI students held a walkout today as an act of solidarity […]