From embracing the contrast of our light and dark winter season, to finding warm occasions to gather, here’s a look back at January 2018:
February 01, 2018
From embracing the contrast of our light and dark winter season, to finding warm occasions to gather, here’s a look back at January 2018:
January 2018 began with a new series on the U of A’s Instagram — UALBERTA NOIR. Black and white photos of campus were posted every day for the month of January, and included images that were submitted by the community using the hashtag #UAlbertaNoir.
The students of the Michael Phair School displayed their portraits of the U of A’s Board of Governors Chair and their new school’s namesake. | Image courtesy of Erin Plume.
The Pandas Hockey team hosted the University of Alberta’s Bell Lets Talk game on Friday, January 26, 2018 at the Clare Drake Arena. The game was part of a conference-wide initiative, with all 17 schools participating. The Pandas and the Lethbridge Pronghorns sported their Bell Lets Talk Blue touques during the match.
Anthropology professor Robert Losey and his dog Guiness: “Feeling Down? Try a Dose of Dog.”Students crowded round for the Faculty of Arts “Barks in Arts” event. | Image courtesy of Donna McKinnon.The Alcuin Awards for Excellence in Book Design opened on January 23 in FAB Gallery. Audiences and book lovers can visit FAB Gallery until February 10 to see the very best in Canadian book design and production across nine different categories.Light breaks over South Campus. | Image courtesy of Donna McKinnon.Preparing for Studio Theatre’s The Lower Depths (opening Feb. 8), Props Master Jane Kline teaches the cast and crew proper soldering technique, which the actors will have to mimic on stage.MFA candidate Angela Marino opened her thesis exhibit, Feeling the Flesh of the Other, on January 23 in FAB Gallery. Influenced by her mother’s battle with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Marino’s artwork portrays the fear of death, decay and the passage of time as impacted by MS.Members of the student group JD West celebrate this year’s United Way fundraising efforts, which saw the U of A community raise a total of $691,064 for those in need of community supports.
