Submitted by: Camille Scherger March 13th, 2020 had been circled on my calendar for over 6 months. It was my team’s first game of the women’s hockey national championships and something that we had been working towards the last few […]
By Yakosu Umana Photo Credit: Yakosu Umana In high school, Desiree Rehel didn’t see the purpose of physics in her future. “Why do I need this, I don’t care if I can calculate how far a train can travel in […]
By Yakosu Umana Photo Credits: Yakosu Umana Weiqi Tang grabbed her camera and headed to Victoria park oblivious to the wholesome encounter she’ll have with a stranger. She stopped an old woman walking by, and asked her permission to take […]
By Yakosu Umana Submitted by: Michelle Burns At the beginning of every year, most of us strive for self-improvement and set goals or a resolution for the rest of the year. However, some of us often find ourselves coming short […]
By Sam Arseneau The Cadre’s very own Fairouz Gaballa is the first known student-athlete to wear a hijab at UPEI. Fairouz Gaballa is a second-year Bachelor of Arts student at UPEI and is a part of the Cross Country team. […]
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 Sam Arseneau Prime Minister Justin Trudeau poses for the picture with PEI’s four Liberal MPs, all reelected last night (Photo credits: John Robertson/CBC) Last night, October 21st, people around the country watched with great interest as the election results […]
By Ben Macintosh CIO Dana Sanderson told the Cadre that improvements to UPEI internet are well underway (Photo credits: UPEI) Daily users of UPEI’s internet are no strangers to losing connections, having to sign in multiple times, and having internet […]
By Sam Arseneau Live music was played at the event throughout the day. Talent came in all forms at the event Vendors were around the event selling goods. Floral arrangements made on location for customers. PEI potato mascot was seen […]
By Ben Macintosh In a unanimous vote, UPEISU decided that five seats on council will be filled by appointment following no candidates running in those positions. Council voted unanimously in favour of filling the positions via an appointment process […]
By Sam Arseneau Crowds attend Farm Day in the City festivities on Queen Street (Photo credits: Sam Arseneau) On Sunday crowds gathered on Queen Street and Victoria Row for Farm Day in the City. From food to music to animals, […]
English Major Kate Bartlett, a contributor for Volume XIII and Editor for Volume IX (photo credits: Michaela Wipond) Under the supervision of the UPEI Writing Center, the Arts Review has opened the call for submissions for the 2019-2020 academic year! […]
By John Ployer PEI in Fall (Photo credit: Kara Cousins/Welcome Prince Edward Island) It’s September. In between getting established in school and getting established in PEI, you may not be thinking about Fall yet, but it’s practically here. That brief […]
By John Ployer Brooks Roach with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (submitted) For UPEI student Brooks Roche advocacy is nothing new, but these days he has taken his work to the highest levels. Brooks Roche, originally from Montague, currently works to […]
By Ben Macintosh Darcie Lanthier (submitted) Islanders will be going to the polls for the second time this year, and The Cadre is making sure you know who is running in the Charlottetown riding for the 2019 Federal Election. The […]
A red maple from the Macphail Homestead (Photo by Gary Schneider) By: John Ployer A free upcoming course promises to teach participants how to use plants native to PEI to beautify their homes and improve wildlife habitat. The free course, […]
By: Tony Davis UPEI President Alaa Abd-El-Aziz announced yesterday that the INSPIRE! Campaign has exceeded its $50 million fundraising goal. (Photo by Tony Davis) UPEI announced yesterday that the INSPIRE! Campaign, through the support of alumni, friends, foundations, companies, and […]
By: Tony Davis “Even if you don’t have the time to develop a great sense of who is running or what their party tries to achieve, I still think you should at least try and take an interest […],” says […]
By: Semi Usiade The director of UPEI’s new doctor of psychology program, Stephen Butler, sits inside his new office in Memorial Hall, UPEI. (Semi Usiade) Without a place for students to train in psychology at the doctorate level, many students […]
By: Chelsea Perry Students will be voting today and tomorrow on whether or not to create a $4.20 levy, charged to students per academic year, to continue the Aspiria program. (UPEI photo) Today and tomorrow, the UPEISU will be holding […]
By: Tony Davis Daniel Butterfield has been rapping since he was 13, but has recently started taking his music more seriously performing as Vince the Messenger. (Tony Davis) Ben Taylor was angry. He was 14 and he just got suspended […]
By: Tony Davis Max Koughan performs country music at various Charlottetown venues as Lawrence Maxwell. Fresh off a Music P.E.I. award win, he released a new single last Saturday called ‘Unfinished Business’. (Photo by ECMA) Max Koughan’s first career choice […]
By: Chelsea Perry Alpha Psi Nu, an independent fraternity at UPEI, was denied society ratification by the UPEISU on February 10, 2019, citing concerns with party culture and hazing. (Photo by Mike Needham/UPEI) At February 10th’s UPEISU council meeting, news broke […]
By: Chelsea Perry I wanted to come back home where we were more comfortable. I didn’t know there was such a housing crisis, says Feener. (Submitted) In December, The Guardian wrote about the plight of Angela Feener, a Charlottetown woman […]
By: The Cadre Editorial Board When there are only three students willing to compete in an election to lead the SU, there are fewer ideas and conversations taking place around the policies and overall direction of the organization. (Dale Crosby-Close/Adobe […]
By: Tony Davis Growing up on P.E.I., it isn’t weird to hear Holland College referred to as Holiday College. Some believe college is much easier than university. So, The Cadre hit both campuses to ask the hard-hitting question. The Cadre went […]
By: Allison O’Brien Composed of brother-and-sister duo Jenna and Stuart Walker, The Reklaws began to turn heads in 2012 when they were awarded the CCMA Discovery Artist title. Since then, they have experienced colossal success with their single “Long Live […]
By: Samuel Midkiff Photo by: Centre for Research Evidence on Security Threats (CREST) It’s a plague that has devastated the American political scene, and one that is creeping into our federal and provincial politics: hyper-partisanship. It’s the political disease in which politicians […]
By: The Cadre Editorial Board From left to right: Vice-President Academic and External Emma Drake, Vice-President Student Life Sarah MacEachern, Vice-President Finance John Ployer, President William McGuigan. (UPEI) In mid-March, a new crop of executives were elected and hired, keen […]
By: Tony Davis Needles found last week off a Kent Street sidewalk in Charlottetown. (Tony Davis) There is a new place between Holland College and Hunter’s Ale House off a side street connecting to Kent Street. It is a walk college […]
By: Tony Davis Parking passes are sold at UPEI for $118 but do not guarantee the pass holder a space. (Allison O’Brien) It’s minus thirty. The dead of winter. You have a 10 am class. You barely got out of […]
By: Tony Davis You know how modern medicine has pretty much eliminated a handful of horrible illnesses with vaccines? Immunization is the reason smallpox has been wiped off the planet. Measles and whooping cough have taken a beating, along with diphtheria, an […]
By: Lyndsay Charlton There is a problem in Prince Edward Island that often goes unseen. It may start modestly like waking up at noon to avoid breakfast, and then it turns into missing meals altogether. Food insecurity is something that […]
By: Chelsea Perry Dr. Joseph B. Glass, professor, author and researcher. (Tony Davis) Dr. Joseph B. Glass has a connection to the Jewish community of Pittsburgh. He visited twenty years ago to deliver an interfaith lecture on the cultural and […]
By: Tony Davis Pamela Deltor talking to a room full of PEI residents at a community meeting surrounding the topic of affordable housing across the island. Pamela Detlor watched the housing crisis unfold in Summerside at Heritage Park where residents were […]
By: Chelsea Perry What kind of instrument do you play on Halloween? A SPOOKulele. HAHAHA. Haha. Ha. Moving on. The UPEI Music Society is back in business, hosting their annual Haunted House, a night guaranteed to get you into the […]
By: Allison O’Brien The International Student Office (ISO) says that there are still students, domestic and international, who are struggling to find a place to live in Charlottetown. While it’s not unusual that some students may still be searching, the […]
By: Nathan Hood CHARLOTTETOWN – The PEI Coalition for Roberts in Government is happy with the province’s continued inclusion of people named Robert in cabinet. “We are thrilled to see government recognize the unique perspectives and value provided by people […]
Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: President (here), Vice President Academic & External (here), and Vice President Student Life (here). William McGuigan Grade: B- Vice President Finance William McGuigan […]
As much as it scares me to say and for you to hear, finals are drawing near. Like the darkness that spreads across the sky at 5 pm, the end of the semester is an ineliminable outcome. As you sit […]
The Arts Review is a student-led print publication that strives to promote excellence in student writing at UPEI. Last year, the Review published its sixth volume: White Water. This volume contains a wide variety of both creative and academic pieces that […]
The court was filled with the screeching of basketball shoes struggling to grip the surface as the players wearing them ran around the court completing complicated drills. The team’s coach issued instructions in his typical booming voice; his language consisting […]
With final exams just around the corner, making plans to go home, and the Christmas holidays fast-approaching, we as students are swamped with things to do. How are we to cram classes, studying, work and personal commitments in the time we […]
On Remembrance Day, many people remember the fallen soldiers of World War I and World War II. However, the days of having family, friends, and neighbors who had served, lived, and died during these wars are on the verge of […]
Artist Iskwé is in Charlottetown this week to brighten up the music scene with the release of her new album ‘The Fight Within’. Iskwé (pronounced ‘iss-kway’), is a Winnipeg born artist and she has been making and performing her combination […]
The issue of violence against women was once again thrusted into the spotlight in October, a month that featured allegations of impropriety laid against Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein and the subsequent popularization of the #MeToo campaign, which encouraged people […]
The Baha’i faith has recently celebrated the bicentenary of the birth of its founder Bahá’u’lláh. Although it is a relatively younger faith tradition compared to its peers, Baha’ism has spirited followers all over the world. Baha’ism as a faith is […]
The Cadre met with UPEI business students Evan Hawley, the founder of Odyssey Virtual and co-founder Michael Thompson to chat about their entrepreneurial venture. The Cadre: Tell us a little bit about yourselves. Hawley: “I moved to UPEI and […]
The UPEISU Council met on October 29th for their fourth regularly scheduled meeting of the semester. The meeting saw prolonged discussion on executive evaluations (which occupied half of the meeting time), as well as motions on rape culture, land acknowledgments, […]
If you’ve printed anything at UPEI this year, you might have noticed that it didn’t cost you anything. Well, it hasn’t always been free, and it won’t be free for much longer. UPEI used to charge ten cents per page […]
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.
