Or lose our ventures”

-William Shakespeare, Julius caeser, act iv, scene iii

Welcome all to the second half of volume 68 of the Carillon!

Before we step into the winter semester, it is only fair to acknowledge all that has changed here at the University of Regina. In addition to classes, projects, events, extracurriculars, and the over all hustle of being a student, those at the U of R had an important decision to make. Students at the U of R replaced the former students union, the University of Regina Students’ Union (URSU), with the University of Regina Students’ Association (URSA) by voting in the deciding referendum in December 2025 before the fall semester concluded. As such, the campus is now going through a phase of transition that will decide the future of student representation at the U of R. We at the Carillon urge all our student readers to play as much of a role as possible in participating in this transition. Ask the right questions, get the right information, and be active participants in the formation of a students’ union that exists to serve the students. As a democratic body, the union must serve its membership and the membership must hold the union accountable. The Carillon has stayed with you throughout and will continue to do so within its capacity.

Below, you’ll find the pitch list for the upcoming issue, which is a list of potential story ideas that writers and contributors can cover. Contributions are very important for the Carillon and if you’ve got some spare time and are looking to contribute, we would love to have you. I’ve done my best to outline important dates below, but if you have any questions, reach out.

For the second half of volume 68 we have arufha malek as the op-ed editor, emma mcgill as the arts & sports editor, and zinia jaswal as the news editor. Our writers include hana grace and lee lim as the arts & sports writers, joshua potter and nazeemah noorally as news writers, and frances chiong and anya peppler as our sessional writers; merica weslowski is our web tech and annika hadden is our production coordinator.

Our next open ed-board meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, February 4 at 4 p.m at 227 Riddell Centre. Your participation in the open ed-board meetings is of great importance to us and we also usually have free food! We hope you can make some time to attend most of our meetings this semester and bring your friends too.

Volume 68, issue 11 will run from Thursday, January 15, 2026 until Tuesday, January 27, 2026 and will be published on Thursday, January 29, 2026. Contributors for this issue should have their pieces confirmed with editors by Monday, January 19, 2026 but as editors, nothing makes us happier than finding a contributor’s email in our inbox, so reach out anytime!

Finished pieces must be filed with their respective section editors by 5pm on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. Any need for extensions must be communicated as soon as possible.

To reach the pitch list for a section, click the section title. As always, editors are thrilled to have novel, creative story pitches from contributors, so if you have a pitch that hasn’t been listed, reach out.

Until next time. Illegitimi non carborundum

editor@carillonregina.com
shivangi sharma // editor-in-chief

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