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Autumn 2020

This issue is Part I of our 100 Things We Learned by Reading 100 Years of New Trail, where you can read some favourite moments from the past century. (Part II will arrive in December.)

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In This Issue

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Mystery on Campus
Pranks have always been a staple of U of A life, but this one from 1926 left us with eyebrows permanently raised
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Six Grads We Wish We’d Met
A trailblazing mountaineer. A well-loved governor general. The magazine’s first decade featured some fascinating characters
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What if Here is All We Have?
If you can’t travel widely, travel deeply
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The War Years
During the First and Second World Wars, the magazine connected grads serving overseas to those a little closer to home. The archives offer a glimpse into those times
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We Saw It Coming
We dug through the New Trail archives and found articles that showed just how well grads and researchers could predict the next big thing
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Walking Together
Let’s Walk the Talk to End Racism
I dread to think of my young grandson suffering that pain. It’s up to all of us to continue the ‘heart work’ toward understanding
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Wrong Way, Again
Can’t follow that street map? It’s not you, it’s a design flaw
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Environment
Renewable Energy Myths, Busted
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Coming Home
Where most people see challenge, Bill Flanagan sees opportunity. He returns to Alberta to face his biggest challenge yet, as the U of A’s new president