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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
By Sam Arseneau (Photo credits: Sam Arseneau) On February 28th, UPEI held a memorial service to honour the life of Khaled Rezaei, a student who passed away in January. The memorial service was held in McMillan Hall and was open […]
By Ben Macintosh UPEI Women’s Basketball clinched the first place overall last weekend by winning their final two games of the season against Memorial University (photo credits: Ally Wragg – Memorial Athletics Communications). UPEI women’s basketball team will be the […]
By Sam Arseneau Poetry by homeless individuals (photo credits: Sam Arseneau) A Charlottetown gallery is welcoming the public to view the truth of homelessness through art and poetry. Since February 19th The Guild has been showcasing Island art and poetry […]
By Ben Macintosh Amirah Oyesegun stands in front of a poster recognizing prominent Black historical figures (photo credits: Ben Macintosh) UPEI will have events honouring Black History Month this week thanks to the hard work of multiple students. There was […]
By Sam Arseneau Design by Sam Arseneau The Cadre will be hosting a debate this week for the 2020-2021 UPEISU executive candidates to come together and present their ideas to the student body. The debate will be Wednesday at 7pm […]
By Ben Macintosh Sweta Daboo, Vice-President Academic & External, told the Cadre she wanted to offer advocacy training because of her own experiences (photo credits: Ben Macintosh). A recent workshop at UPEI gave students a unique chance to practice advocacy […]
By John Ployer The SU spring election will take place on March 3rd and March 4th via MyUPEI. (Photo by Nathan Hood) The candidates for the UPEISU’s spring election have been announced. Voting will take place on Tuesday, March 3rd […]
By Ben Macintosh On Sunday UPEISU Student Council voted to explore the feasibility of the wellness officer position (photo from a previous council meeting. Credits: Ben Macintosh) The UPEISU will explore a potential “Wellness Officer†position after strong support from […]
By Sam Arseneau Compostable Valentine’s Day cards were available for sale in the W.A. Murphy Student Centre Monday (Photo credits: Sam Arseneau) A student-run organization is offering an eco-friendly option for greeting cards this Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day cards by […]
By Sam Arseneau A scene from ‘Hands On: Women, Climate, Change,’ shown at UPEI Thursday. As a part of an international event week, a documentary exploring women tackling climate change around the world was screened at UPEI Thursday. The screening […]
By John Ployer Canadian artists Ben Caplan and Laurent Bourque will be preforming at the Mack February 20. (photo credits: Ben Caplan and Laurent Bourque.) Two Canadian musicians will be making a stop in Charlottetown later this month as part […]
By John Ployer David Lindsay-Abaire’s critically acclaimed “Shrek: The Musical” will be at Charlottetown’s Guild theatre February 27 – March 1, 2020 (photo credits: the Guild) A musical-rendition of the popular 2001 movie Shrek will be coming to Charlottetown later […]
By Ben Macintosh The senior design team from left is Ryan Stewart, Lucas Gallant, Spencer Lynch and Tharuka Kuruppu (submitted) A team of students from UPEI’s School of Sustainable Design Engineering have earned a chance to compete on the national […]
By Sam Arseneau Students were provided paint, flower pots, soil, and seeds by Jack.org as part of their “Rooting for you” event Tuesday (photo credits: Sam Arseneau) A mental health organization at UPEI held a free, stress-relieving event for students […]
By John Ployer Every Friday demonstrators stand in front of Province House to raise awareness of climate change (photo credits: Ben Macintosh) It’s been a cold few weeks in Prince Edward Island, but that hasn’t stopped a small group from […]
By John Ployer The Bell Let’s Talk “thought bubble” is a way for people to provide positive messages and encouragement to others (photo credits: Evan Lane) The UPEI community once again committed to continuing the conversation around mental health and […]
By Sam Arseneau Photo credits: UPEISU In the first of its kind event, UPEI Student Union staff opened their offices to show the student body what exactly their jobs entail. On January 27th and January 30th, UPEISU held the first […]
By Ben Macintosh UPEI Woman’s hockey team (photo credits: Janessa Hogan) The UPEI men’s and women’s teams both suffered some close loses during a busy weekend for Panthers hockey. The men’s team played three games in four days while the […]
By Ben Macintosh On Sunday UPEISU Student Council approved a grant in honour of Khalid Rezaei, who tragically died while in Kuwait last week (photo from a previous council meeting. Credits: Ben Macintosh) Student Council voted unanimously to implement a […]
By Sam Arseneau Nikita Alexandrov skates with the Charlottetown Islanders (Photo credits: Charlottetown Islanders) Charlottetown Islanders centre Nikita Alexandrov has returned to PEI after a largely positive experience playing at the World Juniors Hockey Championships. It has been less than […]
By Ben Macintosh Ross Hastie recently returned to snowy PEI from Australia, which is currently dealing with extreme bushfires (Photo credits: Ben Macintosh) A PEI resident has recently returned home safely after spending nearly a year living in an area […]
By John Ployer Former UPEI student Presley Isaiah is now the CEO of Charlottetown’s Hometown Musik record label (Photo credits: Presley Isaiah) Former UPEI students from Nigeria are making waves in the music industry by running their own record label […]
The Cadre is an editorially autonomous, student-run, not-for-profit multi-media online publication at UPEI. It is a place of learning where students can sharpen their written and oral communication and critical thinking skills.
