By: Elizabeth Iwunwa My mother was born two months prior to when the war began. It put an abrupt hold on simple village life. This war, also known as the Biafran War, was the Nigerian Civil War. It began on […]
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKy_FAWRbOU] By: Via Reyes Before I could even get a word in, singer-songwriter Laurent Bourque introduces himself and promptly asks me what my job is as I sidled into the booth after Nathan Hood (VPSL), breathless and still in […]
By: Drew MacEachern On Thursday evening, the Pourhouse above the Old Triangle was full as people gathered to listen to UPEI sessional lecturer Brenton Dickieson discuss hobbits, specifically, the relation of hobbits to Christianity. While this may seem like an […]
By: Jing Zhao Almost all the international students know Erica Stanley, who was the International Student Advisor at the International Relations Office (IRO) for the last seven years. She has a reputation for kindness towards all the international students and […]
By Via Reyes Racoon Bandit is nearing the end of their tour with one of their final shows being right here in Charlottetown. I had the privilege of chatting with band member Fraser McCallum over the phone after one of their rehearsals, about their tour, their […]
By: Fallon Mawhinney On November 18th, four El Camino de Santiago pilgrims James Montgomery, Nicole Dupuis, The Cadre’s own Daniel Brown and Nick Pierlot put on the first ever “Camino on Tap†presentation at the Pourhouse in Charlottetown. The event […]
By: Sarah Crosby Youth voter-turnout was a prevalent issue in the recent federal election. Thanks to awareness campaigns and media outreach we saw a huge jump in political engagement among young voters. The election may be over, but we here […]
“It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I’ve gone and come back, I’ll find it at home.†-Rumi The years of our lives that we spend on trying to educate ourselves, […]
By: Megan Votour A Cast Member is Disney’s word for an employee, but it becomes so much more than that from the second you receive that job offer. In the summer of 2015, I was fortunate enough to experience just […]
By: Nick Scott Doubtless by now, most of you reading this will be at least vaguely aware of what’s going on in Syria. Since 2011, a military crackdown on Arab Spring protests in the country have led to a civil […]
By: Taya Nabuurs Our last interview is with NDP candidate Joe Byrne. Byrne ran as the NDP candidate for Charlottetown during the last election in 2011, coming in third place with 25.08% of the vote. Before his career in politics, […]
By: Taya Nabuurs and Drew MacEachern Continuing in our series of candidate interviews is our chat with the Green Party candidate Becka Viau. She is a professional contemporary artist with two degrees from the Nova Scotia College of Art and […]
By: Taya Nabuurs and Drew MacEachern As today is Election Day today, and people will soon be heading to the polls for the last time this election, we at the Cadre have decided to post some last-minute interviews with the […]
By: Lindsay MacGregor [Editor’s Note: This is the third installment of our electoral guide series. To make sure everything is released prior to the Election on Monday, the Cadre will publishing periodically over the weekend. Stay tuned to make sure […]
By: Sarah Crosby On October 9th, the New Democratic Party released a 72-Âpage report, outlining the plans and promises they would put into action should they be elected on October 19th. It goes into great detail over all aspects of […]
[As the special on-campus polls have just closed and the election nears, people are more than likely trying to decide at the last minute who to vote for. If you haven’t voted yet, now that it is nearing the end […]
By: Huiran “Sherry” Yan “Zhong Qiu Jie” is traditional Chinese festival which has the cute English name of Mooncake Day. It is a time for Chinese family members and beloved ones to congregate and enjoy the full moon – an auspicious symbol of […]
By: Drew MacEachern NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair visited both the Upstreet Brewery and the Lobster on the Wharf restaurant in Charlottetown on Monday. Mulcair’s arrival marks the final appearance of a federal party leader to PEI; Elizabeth May, Justin Trudeau […]
By: Taya Nabuurs An impressive number of people gathered at the Murphy Community Centre in Charlottetown last Tuesday night at a presentation aimed at discussing the possibility of more sustainable alternative economies for Prince Edward Island. Former Managing Director of […]
By: Enesi Majebi Ever since the controversial Bill C-51 was given royal assessment on the 18th of June 2015, it has been met with vehemently negative response from many areas. Tom Mulcair, Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada, as well as the Leader of […]
By: Drew MacEachern After attending Politics on Tap, the Cadre had the chance to sit down and chat with former Premier of PEI, Robert Ghiz. Robert Ghiz served as Leader of the Liberal Party of PEI from 2003 until his […]
By: Taya Nabuurs At an event co-hosted by the Young Voters of Prince Edward Island and the UPEISU Get Out the Vote campaign, young political activists along with former and current politicians alike gathered at The Pourhouse on Monday evening […]
By: Via Reyes The PEI Brewing Company held its fourth annual PEI Beer Festival at the Delta this past weekend as part of the Fall Flavours Festival. The event focused on shedding a lot more light on the art and […]
By: Elizabeth Iwunwa On the twenty-ninth of August, residents of Brown’s Court and Queen Street were notified of the permanent closure of the gate connecting the two streets. The announcement read that the action was to take place in two […]
By: Taya Nabuurs A big hello to all my fellow UPEI students as we begin another exciting year here on campus, and an especially warm welcome to all of our new students. My name is Taya and I am your […]
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