Hey folks!

Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are all enjoying the long weekend and Thanksgiving festivities!

A reminder that Deputy Editor positions are open for applications! You can find the job postings here. Applications are open until October 16!

On top of our weekly pitch meeting tomorrow at 4:00 p.m., we have some other fun things coming up!

On October 11, we’re hosting a volunteer BBQ at Emily Murphy Park! We’ll meet at the Gateway office at 5 p.m. and all walk down to the park together. If you’re planning on coming, please RSVP with this link. Come out for hotdogs, a fire, and some games!

On October 12 from 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. in the Gateway office, we have a workshop with Oumar Salifou, a previous Editor in Chief of the Gateway. Come out for a super cool experience to improve your writing!

Gateway to Cinema is at 7 p.m. on October 12 at the Garneau Theatre. This month we’ll be showing I Know What You Did Last Summer! Remember, you get free entry with your OneCards.

We hope to see you at any of these events!

Lily Polenchuk

News Pitches

You can reach Dylana at [email protected] or over Slack!

Urbanization and climate change affecting large mammals

A new study involving a University of Alberta biologist shows that the toll of urbanization on wild animals, especially larger ones, is significantly higher in warmer, less vegetated cities.

Ethical rules needed for research on commercial space flights, say experts

The experts want to make research on commercial space flights “safe, socially responsible, and inclusive.”

New Alberta ClarityDX prostate cancer blood test ‘groundbreaking’: developers

Interview Dr. John Lewis, University of Alberta oncology professor and CEO of Nanostics about the development of a new prostate cancer test.

The COVID-19 pandemic did not negatively impact frequency or continuity of outpatient care in Alberta, Researchers find

The researchers found that the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with changes in the frequency of outpatient follow-up or medication dispensations but was associated with improved continuity of care for patients.

SPORTS

Friday, October 13- MEN'S BASKETBALL vs Memorial University of Newfoundland - Golden Bears Invitational - Edmonton, AB, 7:00 PM at the Saville Centre

Saturday, October 14- MEN’S FOOTBALL vs University of Saskatchewan - Edmonton, Alberta, 1:00 PM, Foote Field

Saturday, October 14- MEN'S SOCCER vs Mount Royal University - Edmonton, 2:15 PM, Foote Field

Opinion Pitches

You can reach Anna at [email protected] or over Slack!

Problem Property Initiative: The City of Edmonton announced that they have created a new tax subclass that allows the city to tax owners of derelict residential properties at a higher rate. This is supposed to target “problem properties” that could pose a health or safety risk to the public due to the amount of neglect the property has seen. Is this the best approach to dealing with dilapidated properties across the city? Are there other methods we should be using to preserve our mature neighbourhoods?

Drug poisoning in Edmonton: In the first half of 2023, Edmonton saw over 300 drug poisoning deaths. Clearly, opioid use in our city continues to be a problem. Is the City doing enough in harm reduction? If not, what should be done instead? Is this a concern for students? What should students know and be advocating for in order to help protect ourselves and each other from accidental drug poisoning?

Dwindling doctor availability: Early this year saw alarming wait times at hospitals for Albertans, and it doesn’t seem to be improving. Recently, the Primary Care Network released statistics saying that doctor availability has drastically decreased. Alberta’s healthcare system is being put under more and more strain, even as COVID-19 becomes less and less of a concern. What does this mean for Alberta’s healthcare system? Who’s to blame? What should the government be doing?

Warm Thanksgiving Weekend: This weekend saw one of the nicest Thanksgiving weekends we’ve had in a long time. Super balmy weather had people wearing shorts and t-shirts in October. Despite how nice this is, following the amount of wildfire smoke we had over the summer, this sparks a conversation about global warming. Should we be appreciating this beautiful weather? Or should we be concerned that it’s a repercussion of the global temperature rising?

Top 5 - Best Thanksgiving Foods: Did you have some groundbreaking food at your Thanksgiving dinner this year? Do you have a recipe that just NEEDS to be shared? Do you have really strong feelings about the food served at Thanksgiving? Share your thoughts with this Top 5!

A&C Pitches

You can reach Lily at [email protected] or over Slack!

Play Review: Everybody

October 13 to 21, evening performances at 7:30 p.m., Timms Centre for the Arts

Everybody, by Branden Jacob-Jenkins, is a contemporary adaption of the medieval play Everyman that asks questions about life. The play is the University of Alberta Studio Theatre’s season opener, and is directed by alumna Liz Hobbs. Excitingly, the cast will be chosen by lottery each night, providing the opportunity for multiple different viewings!

Exhibit Review: want and fear

FAB Gallery Main Floor, October 10 – November 03, 2023

Tuesday to Friday from 11:00am–5:00pm, Saturday from 12:00pm–3:00pm

“want and fear, is about mortality, choice, and longing as those constructs relate to the human experience and our contemporary age. More specifically, this body of work explores how these themes manifest in private and personal experiences, told through auto-biographical visual narrative. But, want and fear also speaks to anxiety on a macrocosmic level. The work deals in contradictions – as anxiety and choice-making are often accompanied by contradictory feelings.

About the Artist: Emily Legleitner is an MFA student in printmaking at the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Her research examines auto-biographical experiences and emotions associated with anxiety, mortality, choice making, and the human condition.”

Interview: Ann Vriend (AV) and The Inner City

Celebrated Canadian Blues-Soul artist AV has just launched an all female Soul and Gospel inspired vocal group, titled AV and The Inner City. The diverse group of women who make up the collective include members of the Indigenous, Black, and LGBTQ+ communities, are all experienced Edmonton vocalists with their own respective careers. Their first release as a group, "Nobody Is You", premiered on CBC Edmonton, and is a soul-stirring song about a lost love.

Speak to AV about the inspiration behind the vocal group!

Performance Review or Interview: Jadea Kelly

October 21 at The Aviary

Jadea's fourth studio album, Roses, was released in March 2022 and has been warmly embraced by fans, with over two million streams across all platforms. The record made its way on to the cover of Spotify’s Renegade Folk playlist, and the heartwarming single, Any Old Boat, has seen over one million streams to-date.

After a month-long residency at Toronto's Cameron House in July, Jadea is thrilled to be coming back home to Canada this fall for a run of tour dates across the western provinces next month! Interview Jadea about her new album, or check out the show!

Gateway to Gastronomy, fall edition: Do you have a fun and easy to follow recipie that you love to make in the fall? Share it in this reoccuring segment.

A&C Columns

Hobby Hole: Do you have a favourite hobby that you like to do? Guide us through it! Here’s a fun example.

Playlist: Share your fall music picks in a curated playlist!

Comic Stans: Love comics or graphic novels? This column is for you! Highlight your favourite comics and how they might include representation for women and LGBTQIA2S+ people!

Retro on Retro: Is some classic piece of media on your mind? Reflect on it with the distance of time in this column. Discuss the qualities, staying power, and impact of your favourite old movie, video game, album, book, play, or whatever else!

Illustration Pitches

You can reach Lily at [email protected] or over Slack!

We are looking for illustrators to create new graphics for the following A&C columns: Gateway to Gastronomy, Eating Edmonton, Hobby Hole, Top 5, and Retro on Retro. Reach out to Lily if you’re interested in taking one on!