What's with millennials' obsession with tattoos? - The Gateway
Mar 28, 2017 · The United States Navy has changed its body art policies to allow for more and larger tattoos in the hopes of drawing in more millennial recruits. In 2010 about 40 per cent of millennials had at least one tattoo and that number has increased in the last six years. Young Instagram and high fashion runway models are often spattered with tiny ...
Short story review: Stephen King’s “The Jaunt” - The Gateway
Oct 6, 2019 · How do you explain the realities of scientific progress to young children? Mark Oates, a father of two, wrangles with this question as he tells his children how teleportation was discovered in Stephen King’s short story, The Jaunt. The Jaunt takes place hundreds of years in the future, in an alternate version of reality where humans discovered teleportation (or “jaunting”) in …
Exploring Edmonton: Rollers Roller Rink - The Gateway
Feb 19, 2022 · Since opening on December 17, 2021, Rollers provides a fun and friendly indoor environment for roller skating pros and beginners alike. Rink staff Michelle Blouin describes the rink skater community as “welcoming and inclusive.”. “If strangers are skating and one of them falls down, everybody will rush to help the person that fell ….
Film Review: Indian Horse - The Gateway
Oct 7, 2017 · Indian Horse Directed by Stephen S. Campanelli Starring Sladen Peltier, Forrest Goodluck, and Ajuawak Kapashesit Debuted September 15, 2017 (TIFF 2017) In dramatizing perhaps the most malicious and toxic phenomenon in Canadian history, Stephen S. Campanelli captures the harrowing and traumatic story of Aboriginals in the era of the Indian residential school system in Indian …
"Where Pyramids Collide," the newest exhibit at the Muttart ...
Aug 28, 2024 · The Muttart Conservatory is showcasing its newest exhibition, When Pyramids Collide, in the feature pyramid.The feature pyramid at the Muttart changes seasonally, rotating through several different themes each year. This summer, the pyramid offers a look into the botanical history of ancient Egypt by showcasing gardens, agriculture, and funerary practices.
U of A researcher Maya Bhatia passes during research trip in …
Sep 14, 2023 · On August 16, Maya Bhatia passed away in Grise Fiord (Aujuittuq), Nunavut, while conducting field work on a research trip. Bhatia was an arctic climate researcher, biogeochemist, and associate professor in the University of Alberta’s department of earth and atmospheric sciences (EAS). According to a statement on The Quad, the U of A’s ...
St. Albert’s Hailey Benedict nominated for 2024 CCMA award
Sep 12, 2024 · St. Albert-grown country music artist Hailey Benedict is nothing short of a rising star. At just 14-years-old she took the stage at a Keith Urban concert, playing an original song. Since then, Benedict has graced the same stages as country artists such as Jason Aldean and Blue Rodeo, just to name a few.. Over the years, Benedict has become a rising Canadian country music sensation.
Short Story Review: Stephen King’s “1408” - The Gateway
Oct 5, 2019 · When horror fans think of a haunted hotel story by Stephen King, The Shining is usually the first thing that comes to mind. But decades later, King wrote another tale about a sinister hotel room: one of my favourite short stories of all time, 1408. Released in 1999, 1408 follows Mike Enslin, a paranormal skeptic who travels the United States debunking various hauntings — until he checks into ...
Point/Counterpoint: Times New Roman or Garamond? - The …
Oct 22, 2019 · Garamond is a thing of both beauty and utility. It balances the lavish strokes of the most eccentric fonts like Pacifico with the rigidness of the utilitarian choices such as Times New Roman. It is thin, elegant, artistic, and yet still understated enough for business correspondence or academic work. It’s widely used for its exceptional ...
The aesthetics of the keyboard “smash” - The Gateway
Nov 4, 2015 · When typing with a QWERTY keyboard, the standard practice is to put your left pinky, ring, middle, and index fingers on the A, S, D, and F keys, respectively, while placing the right ones on the semicolon, L, K, and J keys. All of the fingers are now on the middle row of the keyboard. When typing a keyboard smash, moving fingers in as small of ...