Opinion pitches march 13

March pitches bruh

March 13, 2019

It's MARCH time

Hey everyone! Thanks for those who came out to the hiring session last week! If you weren't able to make it or had any questions about hiring for next year, please don't hesitate to let me know! I can answer any questions you may have.As far as housekeeping things, it's time to record another Gateway Presents segment! If you're interested, please email me for more details! We'd be recording likely Thursday or Friday afternoon! Also, the volunteer survey is still circulating! If you've been volunteering regularly this year, please take the time to fill it out so that we can improve The Gateway's volunteer experience! It's anonymous and will take pretty much 5 minutes! Other than that, we have pitches. As always, they'll be due at 5pm on Friday. Email me if you wanna take one, and also feel free to email me about pitches you may have!

Supporters of former UCP nomination candidate rally after Kenney's 'unfair' appointment

An Edmonton UCP candidate, who was voted in by members of his community to run for the UCP in that riding, is deeply upset after Jason Kenney came in and used his leaderly powers to

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Funding secured for Valley and Metro LRT lines

The federal gov has

a total of just over $1 billion to both projects. Now that both the feds and the province have committed to the projects, it's now up to the city to calculate how much they will have to pay for the construction.

‘It’s definitely a crisis’: Edmonton rental rates steadily climbing, report says

Rent has been steadily increasing in Edmonton over the past few months, according to a new

. The two reasons citied are supply and demand, as well as immigration.

If you're a student who rents, it would be cool to see someone talk about YEG rent from a student perspective!

Voting change allows Alberta university students to participate in election

Oh cool! Basically, the change allows for university students to vote for candidates in their home riding during advanced polling. Previously, students were only able to vote at polling stations in their own riding; now,

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Role of romance in superhero films??

There was

in The Guardian where someone talked about how superheros don't fall in love anymore, making it seem like a detriment.

What is the role of romance in superhero films? This could be an interesting cultural take.