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HOT NEW OPINION PITCHES!!!

Hey everyone! Emily and Malaika here!We hope you are all having a fantastic summer thus far! We had our FIRST pitch meeting this week and will be having our second one Tuesday June 22nd at 4 and we look to forward to seeing all your beautiful faces!For those of you that want to write this week, we got you covered with some HOT pitches!Below are the opinion pitches for the week. If you're interested in writing one of the articles in this email, just reply letting us know which one you would like and what your take on it is. Alternatively, if you have a pitch of your own, email us at [email protected]. Lastly, if you want to reach either of us, you can contact us at [email protected] or [email protected] or over Slack!Talk to you soon!Emily and Malaika

UAlberta $35.5M Surplus

The University of Alberta ended the 2020-2021 year with a huge surplus despite all of the cuts to post-secondary education. Why? Should this money have been spent? If so, where?

Sky Palace Dinner

Premier Jason Kenney is facing scrutiny after hosting an outdoor dinner with his ministers. He has since apologized for failing to meet social distancing guidelines. Give us your hot takes on this controversy and the example our Premier is setting!

Point/Counterpoint: Rate My Prof Reviews

Is rate my prof a useful tool for avoiding bad professors? Or is it just a place for students to make unfair judgements? Hash out the pros and cons of this website!

Alberta Equalization Referendum

There is a motion set to be introduced in the legislature. If passed, a referendum question on equalization will be added to October municipal election ballots. Is this referendum worthwhile? Tell us your hot takes on Alberta equalization.

A Summer of Wildfires

Alberta is predicted to welcome a really hot summer. Canada is supposed to have more ‘zombie fires’ and June, our wettest month, is supposed to be record-breaking warm. Let us know your thoughts about this summer! Is this global warming, should we be doing more? Share your opinions.

Graduation Season

Which is better: online grad or drive through grad? Have you been to a graduation recently? Was it a success? Tell us about your graduation experiences during COVID-19 and any thoughts you have!