By: Valerie Campbell The UPEI Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) has been a long time member of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). In June 2015 I had the opportunity to represent the GSA at the Semi-Annual General Meeting of the […]
By: Valerie Campbell The UPEI Graduate Students’ Association (GSA) has been a long time member of the Canadian Federation of Students (CFS). In June 2015 I had the opportunity to represent the GSA at the Semi-Annual General Meeting of the […]
By: Connor Mycroft Okay, I need to vent. So you may have heard about the plebiscite we just had on PEI where we chose to replace the current First-Past-The-Post electoral system with Mixed Member Proportional. I say “heard” because people […]
By: Connor Mycroft [This is a transcript of a Member’s Statement I had the privilege of giving at this year’s Commonwealth Youth Parliament that was held in Victoria, BC. I delivered this statement on November 9th, the day after Trump’s […]
Written By: Zach Geldert Photo Credits to: Matej Michalik I recently read an article that filled me with a sense of intrigued disgust. Nonetheless, it helped to kick-start my thinking on how social media and creativity/art are interconnected. The article […]
By: Iain Burhoe Here we are, at the start of November, with everything around us changing. Soon the ground will become snow covered and we’ll be able to fully invest our time to the celebration of Christmas (or whatever you […]
By: Obinna Esomchukwu In Canada, it seems there is no middle ground on the issue of free tuition: you are either for zero tuition or against it. Those who argue the affirmative, believe free tuition can and should be offered […]
By: Obinna Esomchukwu In our world today, we are constantly bombarded with new information from social media platforms, television, and radio stations. This barrage of data can be very overwhelming. So, in order to cope, we resign the task of […]
By: Zach Geldert Have you ever read a political news article online (or seen the link to a news article on Facebook) and scrolled down to the comments section? If you scroll down, you will notice the astounding amount of […]
By: Iain Burhoe It’s that time of year when the leaves start to fall and the days get progressively colder. People go out in flocks to get their sought-after pumpkin spiced lattes, visit corn mazes, and just take in the […]
By: Bethany Koughan This article was first published on the fourteenth of February, 2013. The New York Times published an article last month proclaiming “the end of courtshipâ€. While the article may be trite, it has since been heavily reposted – […]
By: Morin Mawhinney There are many things people prefer not to talk about, like periods for example! For roughly half the population, once a month, when a woman doesn’t get pregnant, her uterus throws a hissy fit. This is something […]
By: Connor Mycroft This was supposed to be an article about the presidential “debate†that occurred Monday night, but let’s be honest, everyone is already sick of hearing about it. Everyone’s social media feed has been one long running commentary […]
By: Morin Mawhinney There’s no need to tell you, a dedicated UPEI student, how much it costs to be so dedicated. By now, we’ve all experienced the feeling of pure panic as we watch every hard-earned dollar and cent slip […]
By: Zach Geldert Watching the United States presidential debate is like watching a couple lions wrestle. Sure it is interesting and intriguing entertainment but in the end, it is a pointless game that accomplishes nothing. Mr. Trump incessantly cut Mrs. […]
By: Zach Geldert There is no other word in the English language that is more versatile than the word fuck. It can be a noun, verb, adjective, pronoun, and an adverb. However, that is not even the best part of […]
By: Lorelei Kenny Take it from me, being a sibling of a student union exec member is tough. You like your name? That’s just too bad, you have no choice in the matter, from now on you will be addressed […]
By: Zach Geldert Everyone remembers Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s iconic sound bite, “because it’s 2016â€. Prime Minister Trudeau uttered those three words in response to questions about his decision to have a Cabinet that was divided 50/50 between males and […]
By: Connor Mycroft There I was, sitting in a mostly-vacant McMillan Hall, waiting for Trish Martell from the Department of Workforce & Advance Learning to begin her presentation on student loans as a part of Financial Literacy Week.

Surely more students […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa Last week, classes began for me as well as most of the UPEI student population. I had signed up for a course with an identity crisis and was trying to find the building where it had been […]
By: Morin Mawhinney In a cage match, who would win out: Tim Horton’s or Mickey’s place? At this university, it seems as though Tim has already gotten Mickey in a headlock. Coffee lovers, take note. This is a crying shame, […]