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Where will they live? | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. Where will they live? December 2, 2014. University expansion will draw 25,000 new student to an unwelcoming core. Photo Credit @matylda, creative commons. Story by: Lloyd Wipf. Where will I live? Will I be able to afford this place? These are legitimate questions. Questions that deserve answers. Questions that students hoping to live and study in the downtown core will be asking more frequently in the coming years. As MacEwan University and Norquest College expand and consolid...
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Edmonton Arena District plan aims to improve all lives | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. Edmonton Arena District plan aims to improve all lives. December 2, 2014. Story by: Nelson Wiebe. Mercer Tavern is looking to expand capacity over the next two years. Photo Credit Kurt Bauschardt. No changes were made to the photo. https:/ creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode. Hopefully all the new building will get them to move to a different area. I’m excited about getting out of this area, the employee said. There are always a bunch of panhandlers in the par...
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Beyond the taco: A fresh taste of Mexico | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. Beyond the taco: A fresh taste of Mexico. October 17, 2014. Rostozado features a number of different dining areas. La Sala is modelled after a ’60s or ’70s Mexican living room. Story by: Lloyd Wipf. For those lamenting the lack of quality Mexican cuisine in Edmonton, Rostizado by Tres Carneles located in the Mercer Warehouse on 104. Street. has now been open for a few weeks. However, Rostizado is everything but fast food. At Rostizado, they try to add a little bit of evolution...
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News | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society. Edmontonians Being Pushed to the Core. Story by: Tamanna Khurana. October 7, 2014. Downtown Edmonton has been under constant construction, including many luxury high rise condos. Westrich Pacific Corp’s Ultima Condominiums is just one of the many residential towers set to open in the next few yea...
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Talk now, vote never | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. Talk now, vote never. November 4, 2014. Story by: Brittany Pitruniak. SAMU is using the marketing tactic of advertising last year’s low voter turnout to encourage students to vote for Student Council candidates. Photo Credit Students Association of MacEwan University. It’s six years later, and I’ve only voted twice. And those votes weren’t even for a municipal, provincial, or federal election, but rather the Students’ Association of MacEwan University. For those who did take t...
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New arena is an Improvement for the upper-middle class | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. New arena is an Improvement for the upper-middle class. November 4, 2014. Story by: Nelson Wiebe. Construction of Rogers Place is currently on schedule. Photo Credit Mack Male. Rogers Place is going to put Downtown Edmonton on the map. The future home of the Edmonton Oilers is expensive and luxurious. As is always the case in life, you get what you pay for. The design and features of the $480 million arena will make it one of the best hockey arenas in the NHL. The new arena sh...
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Better late than never? | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. Better late than never? November 4, 2014. Story by: Tamanna Khurana. University students will be left walking in the cold for another winter as they wait for the LRT expansion. Photo Credit Kurt Bauschardt. In February of 2008, the MacEwan student newspaper of the time, Intercamp, reported on it’s front page that the City of Edmonton had approved construction of a 3.3 kilometre north line LRT, which would connect the school to the main Churchill Station. The new signalling sys...
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Opinions | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informedopinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant. 8211; Harlan Ellison. Talk now, vote never. Story by: Brittany Pitruniak. November 4, 2014. SAMU is using the marketing tactic of advertising last year’s low voter turnout to encourage students to vote for Student Council candidates. Photo Credit Students’ Association of MacEwan University. It’s six years later, and I’ve only voted twice. The student council voter...
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As The Needle drops on Jasper, anticipation rises | T5J
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Your downtown news junkies. As The Needle drops on Jasper, anticipation rises. December 2, 2014. The old CKUA building on Jasper Avenue is being revamped to become home for a new music venue, The Needle, next spring. Story by: Tamanna Khurana. Edmonton music fans have been hearing whispers of a new downtown venue opening up in spring of 2015, and as more answers are revealed, more questions are raised in anticipation of what could change the face of the city’s live music scene. Steve Derpack runs The Mer...