By Fairouz Gaballa 2020 has been a wild year and it did not stop while UPEI was on holiday break. Here is some news you may have missed while on break. Donald Trump got banned from major platforms like Twitter, […]
By The Cadre Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. The grade and explanation of each executive report card is the collective opinion of The Cadre team. Jose Gonzalez Grade: A+ Throughout this first semester, Jose’s efforts […]
By The Cadre Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. The grade and explanation of each executive report card is the collective opinion of The Cadre team. Ayomikun Oguntola Grade: B+ Despite the challenges this semester, Ayomikun […]
By The Cadre Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. The grade and explanation of each executive report card is the collective opinion of The Cadre team. Malak Nassar Grade: B+ Vice President Academic and External (VPAX) […]
The team of executives elected and hired for this school year have been keen on improving student’s experience and maintaining a positive environment throughout many difficult challenges. This year has been different than any other before so judging the executive […]
By John Ployer Recently, Instagram rolled out a pilot which saw some users lose the ability to see how many likes individual posts receive. Instagram wants to see how users would react to the change before they make it platform-wide. […]
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 Gerard Mitchell, P.E.I.’s referendum commissioner stopped off at UPEI for an info session to break down the options for the upcoming referendum. (Photo by Tony Davis) P.E.I.’s referendum commissioner, Gerard Mitchell was happy to see a good […]
By: Kai Vere The UPEI Cheerleading team practices their routine at the North Shore Community Centre in York. The routine will be performed at upcoming CheerExpo national championships in Halifax, where they broke provincial records last year with their second […]
By: Colin Doran John Ployer is the VP Finance of the UPEISU. A recently leaked memo has revealed that Ployer spent $25,000 on character outfits for the game Fortnite. The purchase was hidden from council under the guise of a […]
By: Sylvanna Jackson Many of us black students felt that sometimes we do not belong or have had direct encounters with racism. (Photo by Edutopia) For a student at UPEI, the highlights for the month of February are the widely anticipated […]
By: Thomas Becker The Panthers have had their most successful regular season in more than two decades. This weekend they are heading to Halifax for the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) Championships.  (Photo by Janessa Hogan) On the 21st anniversary of their […]
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: Allison O’Brien Master of Science student Laura Young weighs an ingredient that will aide in detecting senescent cells in skeletal muscle cross-sections at the Health Sciences Building at UPEI on February 7, 2019. (Allison O’Brien) Laura Young says two […]
By: Tony Davis UPEI Theatre Studies coordinator Greg Doran (standing, left) works on a scene with Vagabond Productions players Guy Brun and Charlotte Robertson. Vagabond will present A Most Pleasant Comedy of Mucedorus March 12 to 16. (Submitted photo) It […]
By: Thomas Becker Fourth-year nursing student Bailey Smith has been making a name for herself as one of UPEI’s greatest athletes. (Thomas Becker) She’s accomplished more in eight seconds than most student-athletes can only dream of. In just two seasons […]
By: Allison O’Brien CHARLOTTETOWN — The 2019 worldwide NIBS case competition will be hosted at the University of Prince Edward Island during the reading week break, the university confirmed Thursday. The prestigious competition will bring 16 undergraduate students from around the […]
By: Chelsea Perry It felt like a rush to post photos of myself in a bra and underwear on Instagram and see immediate positive reactions. (Get Your Guide) Let’s have an honest chat about sex work. How many times have […]
Love, the kind you clean up with a mop and bucket. (Popaukropa/Adobe Stock) Sometimes I struggle to get in the mood for sex. I was wondering if aphrodisiacs actually work, and if so, what should I try? It’s true that certain […]
By: Yakosu Umana Daniel Ohaegbu from Overtime Entertainment works on a project for the events and entertainment management group on Jan. 31. (Yakosu Umana) Daniel Ohaegbu and his friends sat around thinking about what they could do to make P.E.I. feel more […]
By: Allison O’Brien The UPEISU Council meets every second Sunday evening in the Don and Marion MacDougall Hall building at UPEI to discuss SU services and how to better represent the interests of students. (File Photo/Allison O’Brien) The UPEISU Council […]
By: Allison O’Brien Master of Science student Tarteela Alkayyali looks down at a microfluidics system at the Sustainable Design Engineering building at UPEI on Thursday, February 7, 2019. (Allison O’Brien) Tarteela Alkayyali is searching for a new way to extract […]
By: Tony Davis Brian Affouan stands outside Bill and Denise Andrew Hall, the campus residence where he is staying for his first year at UPEI. Next year he hopes to move off campus. (Tony Davis) Brian Affouan moved to P.E.I. […]
By: Chelsea Perry Campus media is often times the only voice holding colleges and universities accountable for their actions. (Mitrija/Adobe Stock) “Journalism is a dying industry.†Every student journalist has had this drilled into their brains from the start. From […]
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: Thomas Becker Karla Yepez is a third-year guard and a Faculty of Arts student from Quito, Ecuador. (Thomas Becker) She may not be the best scorer or the best rebounder, but what Karla Yepez brings in intangibles outweighs all […]
Please note: This article was updated at 3:08 pm AST on January 20, 2019 to reflect the most recent list of candidates for the UPEISU executive election. By: Allison O’Brien The candidates for the UPEISU’s executive election have been announced. All […]
By: Chelsea Perry Aspiria is a student assistance program that provides a 24/7 support call centre, online resources, self-help tools, and options for referral to community-based professionals. (Harvard Business Review) Back in September, the UPEISU launched their partnership with Aspiria, […]
By: Allison O’Brien The food bank opened yesterday in the former Mickey’s Place coffee kiosk. (Allison O’Brien) University students are not typically considered to be high priority when it comes to hunger relief resources in Canada. However, a 2014 Food […]
By: The Cadre Editorial Board Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: President (here), Vice President Academic and External (here), and Vice President Finance (here). Sarah MacEachern Grade: A There […]
By: The Cadre Editorial Board Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: President (here), Vice President Academic and External (here), and Vice President Student Life (here). John Ployer Grade: C […]
By: The Cadre Editorial Board Before reading our report cards, check out our rubric here. Looking for another report card? Find them here: President (here), Vice President Finance (here), and Vice President Student Life (here). Emma Drake Grade: A This year’s […]
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: Allison O’Brien The Fox and Crow’s peppermint mocha versus Tim Horton’s candy cane mocha. (Allison O’Brien) It feels like just days since I reviewed the Tim Hortons and Fox and Crow PSL. That was back in October, when I […]
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: Allison O’Brien Remember that it’s okay to slow down in the winter. (Allison O’Brien) It’s the most wonderful time of the year, right? Not according to the conversations I overheard at the bus stop today, just minutes after UPEI […]
By: Daniel Timen 2019 will mark the 10th year anniversary for the Ted Rogers Management Conference (TRMC), deemed as one of the largest undergraduate business conferences in Canada. It is a 3-day event hosted by the Ted Rogers School of Management in […]
By: Allison O’Brien A new service may be offered at UPEI as early as January 4, 2019. The service is called Panther Patrol, a shuttle service that would offer UPEI students a safe drive to places such as the grocery […]
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