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Opinion pitches!

Hi everyone,Pitches for the week are below!Just reply with which one you'd like and what your take on it will be. And as always, feel free to send me a pitch of your own!As always you can reach me anytime at [email protected] or over Slack!Cheers,Emily

Alberta finally gets child-care agreement

Yesterday morning Jason Kenney and Justin Trudeau announced a plan for $10 a day childcare after months of negotiation. What does this deal mean for Alberta’s economic recovery? For young parents in our province? Reach out to Student Parents on Campus (SPOC) to try and get an interview!

University of Manitoba is still on strike

University of Manitoba Faculty Association (UMFA) has been on strike for two weeks and now students have joined in solidarity, staging a lockout. This is a fight about not only wages and raises, but also the university’s unwillingness to push back against the interference of the provincial government. What can this story say about post-secondary education in Canada more broadly right now?

University of Guelph house calls

For the last six years, the University of Guelph has had mental health check-ins for first year students that can help connect them with resources. Use this as a comparative piece and disucuss how U of A can better serve students struggling with mental health.

Microcredentials: What are they? Are they worthwhile?

Microcredentials are additional certificates that are added on to your degree. They are meant to give you additional experience and knowledge as a resume booster upon graduation. They seem to be popping up at many institutions across Alberta, is this a positive? Or just a new burdensome expectation for students?

National housing day

For national housing day, write about the housing crisis. This can be about affordable housing or homelessness in Edmonton.