The Gateway Newsletter - 03.03.2014

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Happy Thursday! Here's your Gateway News Digest for the April 2, 2014 issue of the Gateway.

NEWS

UAlberta prof uses muppets as surgical teaching tool

Meet Dr. Scalpel and Medical Resident Thumbs, who are working to explain simple surgical concepts to beginning medical students.

ARTS + CULTURE

Local roller derby invites women of all ages, backgrounds to play hard“We’re moving away from the theatrics and the tiny shorts and trying to make it sexy,” she says. “Like no, we’re trying to be athletes.”

SPORTS

Bears and Pandas final report cardsThe results are in. FInd out how your favourite team did!

OPINION

Facebook’s acquisition of Oculus shouldn’t cause rift

Death threats, among other things, to Oculus VR employees are going a little far.

VIDEO

Streeters: Fall Reading Week

Now that it's actually happening, we asked U of A students what they'll be doing on this most blessed week.

FEATURE

Breaking Your Fall

Worried about how this change in the calendar will affect you? Well don't you worry child, we got all the deets on what's actually going down with Fall Reading Week.