What Does it Take to be a Gamer?

Attendees at GDX try out games that were developed locally. Photo used with permission from GDX and credited to Leanne Klimek.I’ve attended comic book conventions and entertainment expos – overall, I consider myself a n

An Indigenous Graduate’s Open Letter to the University of Alberta’s Class of 2016

Lately, when I think about convocation I tear up. I suspect this is precisely the kind of emotional and conceptual force that “convocation” is meant to carry. It is the cumulative end-point of years of study, research,

10 Reasons to Celebrate PositiviDay

April 8: the last day of classes - the day that everyone’s looking forward to. To make it even better, UofA Compliments is hosting their annual PositiviDay! There’s no better way to end the year than with a day full of

4 Reasons YOU Should Be a YouAlberta Blogger

It's time.... time to start your final round of assignments, time to start your summer job search (if you haven't already), time to start thinking about what courses you might take next year, etc. And, it's time to cons

Breaking Barriers

Recent Science graduate Sean Graham shares his experience as a participant of the U of A's Undergraduate Research Initiative (URI). And spoiler alert! His undergraduate research project has gone well beyond mere interdi

YouAlberta Spotlight: Meet the CRO

It’s that time of the year again… SU ELECTIONS! This year, YouAlberta decided to have a chat with the Chief Returning Officer (CRO) to learn more about her important role in the upcoming SU Elections. We also asked her

9 things you didn’t know about Campus Saint-Jean

So you may or may not know this yet. But. The University of Alberta has many campuses. Yes. There is more than one. There are in fact 5 campuses, 4 of which are in Edmonton  -  and of those four campuses there

5 Things That Prove Your Profs Aren't Inviting You To I-Week Simply to See Them Present

There are so many events that happen at the university, I know, I know, you get loads of emails every day from  different departments or clubs you subscribed (or didn’t subscribe) to, inviting you to come to their

Places I Have Volunteered (Or Would Love To If I Had More Time)

Volunteering has been a big part of my life since I started university four years ago. Through volunteering, I was able to give back to the university community, meet new people, acquire new skills, and gain experiences

YouAlberta Spotlight: Learn a New Language with the SVCC

Hello. Bonjour. Hola. Kamusta. こんにちは (Konnichiwa).I am multilingual. I can speak, read, and write in Tagalog, Kapampangan (a Filipino provincial language), and English. Recently, I studied Japanese/Nihonggo to fulfill a

YouAlberta Spotlight: The Bike Library

I bike to school every day, and find that at least once a week… something usually breaks. I’ll pop an inner tube, my chain will snap, or my brakes won’t break (since they’re pretty worn). More recently, my DIY pannier (

YouAlberta Spotlight: U of A Compliments

The great Maya Angelou once said, “People will forget what you said, they will forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Meet Batool, Evan, Fahim, Mishma, Mitchell, Nicole, Shirley, and Ty