The Bridge: Spring Into Summer (21/22) by ESS Publications

Spring Into Summer 2021 - 2022

MARCH 2022 Vice President of Communications

Director of Publications

Junior Editors

Cover Design

Breanne Bacani

Mariko Gardiner Balreet Grewal Manav Joshi Charles Klak Phoenix Martinez

Contributors

Roanne Andaya James Davis Bennet Den Hoed Kaelyn Nicolson Katie White Albertaloop Autonomous Robotic Vehicle Project Counseling and Clinical Services

Safiya Ahmad Safiya Ahmad

Diversity in Engineering (DivE) Engineering Art Show Engineers in Action (EIA) Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services (iSMSS) Renewable Energy Design (RED) University of Alberta Aerial Robotics Group (UAARG) University of Alberta EcoCar

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DEAR READER, Firstly, we hope you enjoyed our very silly April Fools edition of the Bridge which we released earlier. Actually…I hope you realized that it was an April Fools edition and not a sloppy mess of articles. This edition of The Bridge, is inspired by the end of another school term and the start of new beginnings. New beginnings for our graduating class of 2022, who received (and flaunted) their iron rings just so recently. New beginnings for our incoming Sr. Executives for the 2022-2023 year, who are eager to get started. New beginnings for our incoming First Year students, who may be reading this in September trying to get a taste of the Engineering at Alberta culture. Plus, new beginnings for everyone - because who says that a new beginning starts at a certain point of our lives? Lastly before we jump in, I would like to say that it has been an incredible honor to have worked with my team of Junior Editors: Balreet Gerwal, Charles Klak, Manav Joshi, Mariko Gardiner, and Phoenix Martinez. Additionally, our monthly publications would not have been possible without the leadership of our Director of Publications, Safiya Ahmad. I hope you all know that I am incredibly impressed with the creative work that you all have done this term. It has been an honour to serve as your VP Communications in the 2021-2022 term. Here’s to my new beginning. Best Regards, Breanne Bacani Vice President of Communications

Photo: Breanne Bacani

CONTENTS 6 ESS Initiatives

Volunteer Appreciation Election Results Engineering Art Show

32 Features

Student Group Feature Words of Advice

52 Just For Fun

The Year in Song Breanne’s Book Nook A Journey’s End 2022 GRAMMY

18 Your Community

Growth Pride 2022 Engineeering Wellness Week: Imposter Syndrome

49 New Beginnings

Iron Ring Speculations Which Dicipline is Right for You?

ESS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION All of the work that the ESS has done this year can be credited to our wonderful team of volunteers. Our Directors have lead their respective divisions with confidence and our coordinators ensured that all our bases were covered. To our President Portfolio, Thank you for the research and tremendous effort to make the ESS a safe space for volunteers. Thank you to the Art Show team for hosting amazing events and in a hybrid format too! To our Academics and Services Team, Thank you for the advocacy, and the time spent into making sure that students' concerns were heard. Thank you for the professional development events, public speaking workshops, plant nights, and fitness challenges. To the Communications Team, It is because of you that students are aware of the opportunities available for them. Thank you to the Publications team and the Branding team for showcasing your creativity and sharing it with all the students.

To our External Team, Competitions, First Year Retreat, and our beautiful Engineering Handbooks, were all done thanks to you. The first year of CanLEAD was a success and the Career Fair was even better. To our Finance Team, Thank you for keeping track of our spending and finances. It takes a team with a wide range of knowledge to be able to budget an organization this large. To our Internal Team, The merch, the GEER Store, our recruitment...amazing amazing work. Your work creating a new design for the hoodies was spectacular and creative. Also, we definitely could not have sold as much Engg Paper as we did, without the amaing organization of the GEER Store. To our Student Life Team, This was a tough year of hybrid activities but you managed to make the semester fun! The Engineering Carnival was a great way to start the year and set the precedence of our term. Let's not forget about the newest addition to Student Life...The EngineeRUN! From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for the tremendous work! -Your 2021-2022 Sr. Executives 7

VOLUNTEERS OF THE MONTH WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? Seeing the impact: I'm fortunate enough to be part of a great engineering community here, and I would love to give back to the community to continue the continuity of mentorship and community building.

JASON TAO

FUN FACT: I'm an avid musician and pianist. I'm currently working on Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and Goldberg Variations

5TH YEAR CIVIL CO-OP DIRECTOR OF RECRUITMENT DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? I love working with like-minded people about issues I'm passionate about! It's also incredibly fulfilling to watch an idea develop into a tangible initiative that positively impacts students.

FUN FACT: When I was 14, I went on a tour of a naval base in India. After a couple hours, I began visibly faltering and complaining about the heat. I thought the tour was recorded for my school, but it ended up airing on a national program with 10 million viewers.

MARIA GEORGE 3RD YEAR ELECTRICAL CO-OP EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDID

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? The people! Everyone was so welcoming, which made the transition for working with the ESS so much easier. This is my first position here and I could not have asked for a better group of support and coordinators! FUN FACT: I love scuba diving! I'm hoping to mesh my love for being underwater and mechanical engineering together one day, either as a job or a fun side project.

CAMERON SCOTT 3RD YEAR MECHANICAL DIRECTOR OF GEER WEEK

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS?

VIENNA CHEN

2ND YEAR CHEMICAL CPC DIRECTOR OF FIRST YEAR AND TRANSFER RELATIONS CO-DIRECTOR OF CAREER FAIR

Oh this is so cliché, but my favourite part is definitely the people I've met! Going into my first year of engineering, I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to make new friends or meet new people since everything was online. Everyone that I've met through the ESS has been super welcoming and caring. Many of the other volunteers that I work with are upper-year students, and I am able to learn so much from them. Everyone looks out for each other, and is always more than willing to support each other. It's incredibly motivating to be surrounded by such hardworking and passionate people. FUN FACT: When I was 2, I somehow dislocated my shoulder. Ouch, right? Luckily, I don't remember any of it! 9

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? My favourite part of volunteering with the ESS is getting to work with my team and my VP! FUN FACT: I was born in the Philippines

JOEL KAYANJA 2ND YEAR MATERIALS DIRECTOR OF BRANDING

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? The ESS is such a tight-knit and wellconnected group that it never made me feel out of place. Plus, not to mention that the people involved here have A+ sense of humour! FUN FACT: I rescue snakes, very real ones.

TAHMID AL HAFIZ 3RD YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY 10

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? My favourite part about volunteering with the ESS is meeting many new people and becoming more integrated with the engineering community. FUN FACT: My favourite intramural sport is inner tube water polo (would recommend)!

BENNET DEN HOED 5TH YEAR MECHANICAL CO-OP HEALTH AND WELLNESS COORDINATOR

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? Obviously the people (truly the most hardworking and creative folks!!), but also GEER store refreshments. FUN FACT: I ate cereal almost everyday for lunch in the 4th grade. I swear I'm not that picky anymore.

SAFIYA AHMAD 3RD YEAR MECHANICAL DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PART ABOUT VOLUNTEERING WITH THE ESS? Meeting all the people! I love collaborating and meeting everyone—whether this is at the GEER Store, or during events, I love being able to experience the diversity and life in the engineering community firsthand.

ROANNE ANDAYA 3RD YEAR MATERIALS DIRECTOR OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS

FUN FACT: I can play 2 instruments, and I have a puppy named mio whom I love very much.

The following volunteers have shown exceptional work and have gone above and beyond their expectations. The ESS is grateful to have leaders like you. Thank you for all of your hard work.

ESS Election Results Congratulations to the incoming 2022-2023 Senior Execs! President: Tahmid Al Hafiz and Chanpreet Singh VP Acadamics and Services: Anushka Khare and Ugochi Ebisike VP Commmunity: Elly Bordian and Micah Lim VP Communications: Taha Zafar VP External: Vienna Chen and Everett Horner VP Finance: Eric Tran and Philip Zhu VP Internal: Holly Clark and Zack Dorward VP Social Events: Roanne Andaya and Cameron Scott 13

2021 - 2022

Instagram: @engartshow

Engineering Art Show: Art Showcase

The Engineering Art Show is an annual event held in March to showcase the artistic talents of engineering students. Art submissions were displayed around the engineering buildings for the duration of the art show.

Megan Zhou (she/her) Hi, my name is Megan and I’m a second year electrical engineering student. I started drawing when I was little and usually focus on portraits. I recently began drawing digitally and experimenting with different art styles.

Bennet Den Hoed (he/him) Bennet is a 5th year Mechanical Engineering Coop student in his last term. Between the partial differential equations and fluid mechanics, Bennet likes to sneak in some more creative pursuits (which are of course based in geometry/mathematics).

Check out some of the art pieces submitted by creative and talented individuals this year.

Ivana Tieu(she/her) Hello friends! My name is Ivana (She/Her) and I love to paint and like to use acrylic, water colour, and gouache. While recovering from COVID, I painted some flowers I received from my partner. Art is an outlet for me to prioritize my mental health and to give back to my community. I also got into painting pottery pieces this past year!

Bryce Horn (He/Him) HBorn in 1998 in Edmonton, Bryce is now a 5th year Mechanical Engineering Co-op student who describes himself as someone with a constant desire to create, be it in outside the classroom in student projects, his own personal 3D printing projects, or through his artwork. Bryce began his journey as a self-taught artist in early 2017 and has since taken up several opportunities to expand his craft and learn different techniques. In the summer of 2017, he volunteered as a co-curator of an 8 x 16 ft mural at his formal high-school, ABJ, in Sherwood Park. In 2021, Bryce displayed many of his works at both the Whyte Avenue Art Walk and the Strathearn Art Walk here in Edmonton. Bryce describes his inspiration for his artwork as coming from his everyday experiences outdoors and are often based on photos he takes. His original acrylic paintings often feature expressions of vast prairie landscapes, calm lake shorelines and majestic animals that can be found in Western Canada.

Elly Bordian (she/they) Hello! My name is Elly and I’m a first year engineering student and self-taught artist. I focus mainly on portraits, and I usually work in pencil, watercolour, coloured pencil, or copic markers. Art is something I do simply because I enjoy it, and especially being in engineering, I think it’s super important to keep up with the hobbies you love to maintain a good balance!

Abdullah Adnan (he/him) HHi! My name is Abdullah, I’m a first year Engg student who enjoys drawing stuff from the movies or shows I’ve been watching or keeping up with (most of the time lol) I’ve been drawing for a super long time but only took it somewhat seriously these past few years. Hopefully you guys like it!

The Engineering Art Show is in its 11th year, with the theme for 2021/2022 being "Revival".

With life slowly returning to normal and things opening up, we thought it would be an appropriate theme, in addition to us trying to bring the events back in-person again.

Mokshita Sharma (she/her) HHey! My name is Mokshita (she/her), I am in my 4th year Environmental Engineering Co-op. My passion lies at the intersection of art and sustainability. When I am not drowning in schoolwork, I enjoy painting, reading (absolutely anything non-fiction) and watching independent films. In addition to giving me an outlet for self expression, art has been like therapy for me over the past few years. My art reminds me that both pain and pleasure are different sides of the same coin and beauty can be found in absolutely anything.

Growth Roanne Andaya

Every year, Engineering Wellness Week provides many events and activities that are geared towards helping support students’ mental health, and their overall wellness. Whether this be through workshops on impostor syndrome, or through a zumba class, there are so many opportunities for students to be able to take a break and focus on themselves and their wellbeing throughout this week. I have had the amazing opportunity this year to bridge together Engineering Wellness Week and the ESS Health and Wellness portfolio through the Wellness Week Plant Night.

What is Plant Night? Plant Night (formerly known as Terrarium Night) was a brainchild that came upon my team in May of last year. With the promising return of in-person events, hosting a so-called Terrarium Night as a part of a wellness initiative had been a priority of mine, and it’s honestly through the help of the Health and Wellness team, the Sustainability portfolio, Campus and Community Recreation, and Engineering Wellness that this had come into fruition. 18

Plants, for me, have become a de-stressor. I give them names, water them, take care of them, and in a sense, that helps me take care of myself. Being able to tangibly care for something and see the results allowed me to reflect and truly visualize how I had forgotten exactly how to care for myself. If I had the time to be able to water my plants, ensure they had the right amount of sunlight, turn them so all their leaves were equally sunned, then I had time to do things such as self-care. Plant time, as I call it, became a time for me to meditate, stretch, and see how my growth compared to that of my plants. I think that we, as engineering students, often forget that on top of everything that we do, we must spend some time to relax and to take a breather. Finding the right balance between work and rest is hard to achieve; however, we won’t be able to find it unless we take some time to try and figure it out. Plant Night, along with the other events I held under the Health and Wellness portfolio were geared towards helping people achieve this.

Engineering Wellness Week Being able to host Plant Night as a part of Engineering Wellness Week allowed me to truly see how many people were interested in destresser activities. The event, which ran on March 18th was a success, with 50 people in attendance from different disciplines, and even faculties! In order to promote sustainability, each participant was encouraged to bring their own jar in order to lower waste. Sustainable soil and plants were also chosen, recommended to us through Allegra Martel, the Director of Sustainability. 19

It’s always fun to be able to host events where people can come together and just spend time socializing or doing something fun, and it’s always so fulfilling to see what comes out of it. Plant nights, as we were told, historically have only taken around one hour to complete. This includes the time of re-potting the plant into a pot and small chatter with friends, but we tried to promote more conversation through creation of Plant Birth Certificates, naming the plants, as well as going outside for a walk to find some rocks. Overall, the event ran smoothly and everyone was able to go home with a plant that they could take care of.

My Takeaways I ended up making a plant during plant night as well. His name was Yoinky Lettuce and I had so much fun repotting him and taking photos, and seeing how my jar differed from everyone else’s. It was a fun night, filled with plants, lofi music, and the Civ E Club’s Dyson vacuum, and definitely one event that I would love to attend again. Wellness in and of itself differs from everyone else. If I’ve taken anything away from being Director of Health and Wellness this year, it’s that. Wellness events aren’t one size fits all, and so we can’t expect our path to better our individual wellness to be the same. I always had thought that Engineering Wellness Week was just seminars upon seminars, a time where people would direct us in the path to better wellness. But sometimes, the path to wellness is as simple as planting a succulent, watering it, and watching it grow. 20

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Pride 2022

March 9-17, 2022

An interview with Yasmine Abdel Razek from the Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services

What Pride Week educational event was most impactful to you? An educational event that I found most impactful was the presentation by Dr. Alan Martino named “Also Here, Also Queer: The Intimate Lives of Adults labeled/with developmental and intellectual disabilities in Alberta, Canada.” In his presentation, Dr. Martino shared preliminary findings from his research project on how individuals in Alberta who have disabilities and identify as 2SLGBTQ+ navigate romantic and sexual relationships and also how they understand their sexual identities. Dr. Martino’s presentation and research showcased intersectionality in a really concrete way.

What was something new that you learned from hostingPride Week?

One of the most important lessons that I’ve learned is to always keep the lines of communication open with your team, so that you’re able to understand how to best support what they need and what Pride Week needs to be successful. Another really important lesson that I learned is to start working on tasks as early as possible, especially if those tasks involve collaboration in some way. This isn’t necessarily new, but organizing Pride Week really emphasized these two lessons for me.

Do you have any key take aways

from Pride Week?

a) No matter how much you plan, you’ll always wish that you did something differently, which is just part of learning. b) Coordinating and organizing can be overwhelming at times, so it’s important to be mindful of your own capacity and your team’s capacity. c) Pride Week is a celebration. It’s okay to take some time to acknowledge and enjoy what you and your team accomplished together. d) It’s a privilege and an honor to be able to create a space that center queer joy. 23

What would you like to see in Pride

Week next year in addition to what was planned this year?

Since Pride Week was completely virtual this year, I’m really looking forward to having in-person events, especially the campus Pride Parade which has been one of our most highly attended events in the past! I also found that fostering connection can be challenging in a virtual format. For next year, I’m really hoping to be able to have events that allow members of the UAlberta community to meet and connect in person in fun and creative ways!

What was the best part about attending and/or planning the events?

Besides seeing the High Level Bridge illuminated in the colors of the Pride Flag, it was wonderful to see all the events that the Pride Week committee created. It was really heartwarming to see how much energy, time, and care that the committee invested into Pride Week. Another really great part was seeing attendees engaged in events and the positive feedback and energy they shared during and after events. 24

How has Pride impacted the Ualberta community?

2SLGBTQ+ individuals and communities at the University of Alberta may not always feel that they can authentically and safely express their identity in their lives, due to concerns that they may not be accepted. At Pride Week, our goal was to offer events that encouraged attendees to freely express and celebrate themselves. Additionally, Pride Week was made for the UAlberta community and it would not have been possible without the UAlberta community. To create events, we shared a survey asking what they’d like to have for this year’s Pride Week and we did our best to bring those ideas to life. The Pride Week committee was also composed of members from the campus community, such as students, faculty, and staff. They offered unique experiences and insight, were involved in the brainstorming process, and worked so hard to put events together for the UAlberta community.

Get in touch with the iSMSS: Email: ismss@ualberta.ca. Instagram: @ismss_ualberta Facebook: Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services Twitter: @iSMSS_Ualberta 25

Engineering Wellness Week IMPOSTER SYNDROME WORKSHOP

Information presented by Counselling and Clincial Services (CCS)

"They are going to find out I don't belong here" It is not uncommon for university students to have thoughts and feelings of inadequacy or incompetence despite having tangible proof of their accomplishments. Imposter syndrome may distort the way that individuals view themselves, and it is possible that they may not have insight about their habit to diminish their accomplishments. Imposter syndrome is not an illness. Rather, it is a phenomenon that most people may experience. It is not a diagnosable condition or a mental health disorder and it may affect individuals differently. Imposter syndrome is NOT feeling guilty about cheating or committing fraud. It does not excuse objectively poor performance due to inability or being unprepared. The feeling of believing that success is deserved despite a lack of effort, and carrying a sense of entitlement because of it, is not imposter syndrome.

Imposter syndrome is a challenging phenomenon that may: 1. Negatively influence one's sense of self, mood, and relationships with others 2. Create a risk for unhealthy workaholism and paradoxically, underachievement. 3.Prevent an individual from pursuing opportunities due to feelings of hopelessness when it comes to success 4.Lead to an aggressive striving for achievement and a competitive attitude, which may alienate peers and create interpersonal conflicts. "Overcorrecting is the opposite of creativity. Overworking is not aspirational, it's an escape mechanism." -Brianna Wiest, "When You're Ready This is How you Heal"

Extra Content: "Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome" - Tulshyan and Burey "The Imposter Phenomenon: Overcoming the Fear That Haunts Your Success" Dr. Pauline Rose Clance Owning Our Authority: Tanya Geisler at TEDxIsfeldWomen "The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women: Why Capable People Suffer from the Imposter Syndrom and how to Thrive in Spite of it." - Valerie Young

Possible elements of imposter syndrome can be: 1. Attributing accomplishments to external factors such as luck. When individuals credit luck for their accomplishments it minimizes the amount of work and/or difficulty that they had put into a task. Their own ability and competence is discredited because of the attribution to external factors. 2. Not having the ability to internalize success. When small mistakes are made, individuals who struggle to internalize success often forget their own accomplishments and their successes due to the obsession over their mistake. Individuals often fear that they will be unable to replicate past work. 3. Minimizing Accomplishments When individuals minimize their accomplishments, failures, weaknesses, and lesser developed skills, are in the forefront of their thoughts. They often experience themes of exclusively negative thinking, and view of self.

Is it possible that you may have imposter syndrome? The Clance Imposter Syndrome Test was developed to help individuals determine if they experience the imposter syndrome phenomenon. It is a series of 20 questions in which answers will be rated from "Not True at All" to "Very True" 28

http://impostortest.nickol.as/

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

Studies show that competent students tend to underestimate their own competence because they may have presumed that tasks which were easy for them to complete, were also easy for all students. Additionally, individuals who had scored in the lowest percentiles on tests of grammar, logic, and humour, tended to overestimate their performance. This effect is due to a type of cognitive bias. Individuals may believe that they are smarter and more capable than they are because they lack the recognition of their own competence. This could be due to a combination of poor self-awareness and low cognitive ability. Alternatively, those who experience competence in their field may have lower confidence because of the awareness of how much they do not yet know. Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science." -Charles Darwin,"The Descent of Man" 29

Addressing Imposter Syndrome (for yourself, your friends, and your colleagues) 1. Talk with others about your own experiences with imposter syndrome. What thoughts and feelings have you experienced because of this phenomenon? 2.

Avoid minimizing your accomplishments, failing to

recognize you expertise on topics, and denying the significance of your achievements. If you experience self doubt, acknowledge your thoughts and then act with compassion towards yourself. 3. Pass on your knowledge on a topic to other people. This may help you realize how much you truly know. Alternatively, it may show you areas of improvement. 4. Make a list of accomplishments and own them! Realize that you did not get to where you are by luck, rather it was your own hard work. If you struggle with starting your list, start small - like making your bed. "I hope that you learn how to look at yourself and know that you aren't quite the person you want to be, without condemning the person you currently are." -Brianna Wiest, "When You're Ready This is How you Heal" 30

5. If you often forget your accomplishments, make a note of the positive feedback you receive. Reflect on how this made you feel, did you accept the feedback you received, or did you diminish it? 6. Remember that everyone has their own life to lead and that life is not a race. Ask yourself, what or where exactly is the finish line? 7. If you believe that you have gotten to where you are because of luck, create a list of all the people you would have had to fool to get to where you are. If you told them how you tricked them, how do you think they would respond? Would they agree with you? 8. When receiving critical feedback decide how you can use this feedback to move forward. Reflect on the criticism, does it concern a small part of the project without accounting for the big picture? Did the person offering the critique also provide positive comments? Is this person well informed about your work, are they somebody you respect?

"When we believe that it is possible to fall behing, it is because we think that the point of life is to just arrive at certain series of checkpoints...unitl we die." -Brianna Wiest, "When You're Ready This is How you Heal" 31

Renewable Energy Design (RED) What is your purpose? To demonstrate the practicality of renewable energy through hands-on projects while making campus a greener place

What events have you hosted? We hosted a planting workshop on October of 2021 where students had the chance to tour our greenhouse and participate in planting activites

Recent Achievements? We built a greenhouse on the east campus village in the summer of 2021. Now we are getting ready for spring. For another project, we are doing experiments near DICE to test out wind patterns for a wind turbine, we are steadily improving our tests.

How can I join? Our team is very diverse and the time commitment is totally up to you! We are always looking for members and people who want to get hands-on experience with renewable energy. You can email us at redesign@ualberta.ca

Albertaloop What is your purpose? Albertaloop is short for the University of Alberta Hyperloop Group. We aim to design, manufacture and test a prototype Hyperloop design!

What events have you hosted? For events this year, so far we've had 2 online recruitment events and 1 inperson recruitment event. We've also had many technical work sessions, where members have completed

Recent Achievements? This year, Albertaloop has prepared to attend the Canadian Hyperloop Conference from May 27th to 29th in Waterloo, Ontario. We've completed the entire pneumatic part of our

hands-on work manufacturing and

braking system, much of the computer

testing various pod components! These

hardware/sensing systems, and we've

work sessions take place in the Mech E

acquired materials to assemble our

machine shop and ELKO engineering garage primarily. In a normal (nonCOVID) school year, expect way more fun, in-person events related to team building (probably with some pizza as

chassis and linear induction motor very soon! We also recently had our first pod become fully funded, which means more hands-on experience and prototyping for our members!

well!)

How can I join? To join the team, fill out the google forms on our website and our team leads will reach out to you within a few days. Our website is: albertaloop.ca.

Diversity In Enginee What is your purpose? The Diversity in Engineering (DivE) Group advocates for the retention, inclusion, and interests of systematically marginalized groups in engineering. Through research, programming, outreach, and promotion of best practices, we take an intersectional approach to achieve a supportive environment that fosters the growth and learning of all students. DivE is a student-led initiative that is supported by the Faculty of Engineering and the Engineering Students’ Society (ESS).

Recent Achievements? We also held a Valentine's fundraiser to benefit Trans Lifeline in support of EngiQueers Canada. DivE often contributes the largest amount of funds to this fundraiser. Our latest event is a Queer Trivia Night held on March 25. We are using a virtual platform to bring people together and learn a little bit about past and modern queer history.

How can I join? DivE is structured a little differently that other student clubs. Our organization is less hierarchical and is more open and even opportunity. We value all of our members input and encourage them to pursue projects that are important to them.

You can find out more about us on Instagram @diversity_in_eng or on our linktree linktr.ee/diversity_in_eng , or email divengg@ualberta.ca! If you would like to join, check out our linktree and fill out the recruitment form!

ering What events have you hosted? In November 2021, we hosted a panel titled BIPOC in STEM. The goal was to promote/ share the experiences of BIPOC in STEM. Both honest in terms of the real struggles faced but also inspiring for the future and highlighting their success. We had four panelists who talked about how their identity had affected their engineering career. This event had a large audience and had a lively discussion after the planned event was finished.

University of Alberta Aerial R What is your purpose? UAARG is a competition-oriented group that develops a Remotely Piloted Aerial System (RPAS) each year to attend annual RPAS competitions in Canada and the USA. Through our activities, we hope to inspire and promote interest in RPAS for various applications, and facilitate the innovative ideas and projects of our members.

What events have you hosted? The competitions which UAARG attends occur during the spring and summer terms, so our activities during the academic year consist of preparations for these competitions. Activities during the year included development sessions to plan, design and construct the hardware and software for our RPAS. Test flights of the RPAS also occurred throughout the term. UAARG also engaged in Capstone collaborations, so that some of our systems could be developed as part of a student Capstone project. These included the creation of a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) feature for our RPAS.

Robotics Group Recent Achievements? Thanks to the dedication of its members, UAARG has achieved a series of accomplishments over the past year. This includes preparing a brand-new airframe for flight, implementing a new machine vision framework for our RPAS, and adding new features like a target recognition neural network. This is possible because UAARG brings together students of a diverse set of backgrounds who each give their own unique contributions to the project. UAARG's systems each year are built upon the last, so these additions will pave the way for greater accomplishments in our future endeavors.

How can I join? UAARG accepts members of all backgrounds, even outside of engineering. We are a highly interdisciplinary club that incorporates a wide variety of activities. Our technical work includes electrical, mechanical, and software development. Additionally, we offer opportunities for drone pilot training/licensing. Members can also become involved in our extensive risk & safety management, and media outreach/promotion. Many members join without any pre-existing knowledge or skills related to our work; if you have any interest, we welcome you to visit us and learn new things together!

Engineers in Action: University of What is your purpose? BUILD FOOTBRIDGES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE by creating SUSTAINABLE ROOTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

Our focus is to provide assistance in developing nations where infrastructures in rural areas and villages are lacking or non-existent. By constructing footbridges, we are able to support individuals reach their goals without having to compromise their safety and well-being.

What events have you hosted? This semester we have hosted a variety of fundraising events in preparation for our 2022 bridge project in Quinamara, Bolivia. These events include Purdy's chocolate sales, virtual spring gala and silent auction, and samosa sales. In a 'normal' year, we would hold more in-person events such as geometric footbridge design workshops, candle making fundraisers, and open mic nights.

f Alberta Student Chapter Recent Achievements? Since 2017, we have collaborated with EIA and worked alongside other university chapters to design and build five bridge projects. Our design team, mentored by EIA Bridge Corps, completes the footbridge design during the academic school year. Then our travel team is sent in-country to work with local staff and community members to build the bridge (because of COVID, our 2020 and 2021 bridge projects were built solely by local staff).

How can I join? We are currently recruiting members for our fundraising committee. The fundraising committee organizes various events, such as crowdfunding campaigns, educational workshops, our beloved Samosa sales, and other fundraisers! We also recruit for our bridge design and travel teams at the beginning of each academic year. Join our newsletter to stay in the loop!

Website: https://www.ualbertaeia.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uofaeia/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ualbertaeia

Autonomous Robotic V What is your purpose? To promote, develop, and apply the use of robotics and autonomous systems to current and future generations

What events have you hosted? Pool tests: running, debugging, and testing our robot’s ability to meet competition objectives. Occasionally, we have observers from other robotics teams for more outreach Clubs fair, ESS Engg carnival, outreach programs: engage with university and high school students to attract new members Competition: The week-long, international RoboSub competition is usually held in San Diego, California at the NIWC Pacific Transdec facility. Build/Design Sessions: work sessions for the sub-teams (mechanical, electrical, and software) within the group to improve existing designs or develop new robots

Vehicle Project Recent Achievements? We achieved the best design and 6th overall in the 2020 competition. Also, we placed 2nd for our technical video in 2021. In our last in-person competition, we achieved 4th overall for design and performance out of 54 teams in 2019. These accomplishments raised the bar for future competitions, attracted more funding, created design specifications for our next robots, and started a friendly competition with Cornell (since we have similar designs and similar placement).

How can I join? Anyone interested can join (regardless of experience or degree), just fill out the form linked

here. For more information, check out our social media and

website. Feel free to reach out with any questions at contact@arvp.org.

This is a great way to gain technical hands-on experience, network with students within your degree, witness your work in action at pool tests in preparation for competition and relax at our social events.

Media Links Website: arvp.org https://www.facebook.com/UofA.ARVP https://twitter.com/arvp_robotics |https://www.instagram.com/uofa.arvp/ https://arvp.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe? u=8038f378a700d3ee85ebd00a4&id=57312eed84.

University of Albert What is your purpose? The University of Alberta EcoCar Team is a student vehicle project group that designs and builds ultra-efficient hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars to participate in the annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition. We build circuit boards, design suspensions and fuel cells, develop autonomous technology, and more. Our primary objectives are to give our members hands-on engineering experience, learn about sustainable design and manufacturing, and also work to educate our community about our work.

Recent Achievements? Last December, we tied for the top spot in the global virtual league table after the Shell Eco-Marathon Quiz. Each of our sub-teams has been working towards completing our car and preparing it for competition. More recently, we have been testing our fuel cell and our current power setup.

ta EcoCar What events have you hosted? Our current project is a zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell vehicle to be raced in the Shell Eco-Marathon. Applying the lessons learned from our previous generations of vehicles, we are designing and optimizing many of the subsystems from the ground up. We have recently participated in the Virtual Offtrack Awards. In addition, we appear at a variety of campus and community events with the intention of demonstrating the incredible potential of hydrogen as a future power source. Much of our outreach work this semester involved presenting to elementary and junior high classes about EcoCar and efficiency!

How can I join? We are always looking for enthusiastic members to join us! We welcome all disciplines (yes, even first year), and we have 4 sub-teams: Mechanical, Electrical, Fuel Cell and Business-Admin. To join the team, you can contact us at ecocar@ualberta.ca or shoot us a message on Instagram @uofaecocar.

WORDS OF ADVICE from graduating students

BENNET DEN HOED

Mechanical Engineering | he/him Mechanical Engineering has treated me well. For someone who didn't know what to do in engineering, it was the perfect place to try a bit of everything Computer, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Materials, Engineering Management, and Statistics. We are the jack-of-all-trades in engineering. But we also get the opportunity to explore concepts not found in any other discipline, such as detailed design. With MEC E 260, 360, and 460, we get a wide range of practical, theoretical, and industrial design. To this day, one of my all-time highlights of the degree came from winning the 260 Harry Potter themed "robot" design challenge to beat Wizard's Chess, Dementors, and catch the Snitch. Mechanical, simply put, has the most fun stuff to offer. The main thing I learned from Mechanical Engineering was the ability to analyze problems. Because of the wide scope of concepts we deal with, we are forced to learn many "languages" - ordinary and partial differential equations, statistical analysis, MATLAB tools, pump and circuit diagrams, technical drawings, and more. My brain has become much more nimble as a result. The advice for someone choosing their discipline is simple: Go with your instincts and interests. I chose Mechanical while sitting at the computer, dragging all the options from that left column into the empty right one. I had attended all the discipline nights and lecture presentations. Despite EN PH 131 being my lowest mark in first year, I trusted that I liked the material and would learn how to engage with it. The interest was the start and the marks followed.

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KATIE WHITE

Chemical Engineering | she/her My experience in Chemical Engineering was great. There is a close-knit community within ChemE, and students are always willing to help each other. I have made some lifelong friends in my discipline. Being part of the Chemical Engineering Students' Society (ChESS), and other clubs such as the International Society of Automation (ISA), and Young Pipeliners' Association (YPAC), really helped me broaden my horizons, network, and learn beyond what the classroom teaches you. I have learned a lot about "traditional" chemical engineering, including things like separation, reactors, and heat and mass transfer, but through my specialization in Computer Process Control, I have also learned about things that maybe aren't considered "traditional" such as signal processing and process control. Both traditional and not-so-traditional chemical engineering courses have taught me a variety of things, which I believe will make me a well-rounded Engineer someday. A common misconception about ChemE is that there is a lot of chemistry involved. Most of our courses involved very little general chemistry.

When choosing a discipline, I think it is important to do what you think is interesting and do not be intimidated if others think it may difficult. All disciplines have their own areas of difficulty, so you might as well do what you enjoy!

KAELYN NICOLSON

Materials Engineering, Co-op | they/them I've been involved in the Materials Engineering Students' Society for 4 years and it has been a wonderful time. We host lots of fun events, but some of my favourite memories are from hanging out in the clubroom and getting to know MatEs from all years. I also got to go to a materials conference in San Diego like 2 weeks before COVID shut everything down and that was so much fun. Materials might seem like a super niche discipline, but it is actually the one that can take you anywhere! Everything is made out of materials so you can work in any industry you want, and you will gain a unique and valuable knowledge set that most other engineers don't have.

Undergrad is just a stepping stone and you can always change your path later on. Choose something that interests you and don't worry about which discipline your friends are choosing.

JAMES DAVIS

Electrical Engineering | he/him Hi there, my name is James Davis, my pronouns are he/him, and if you’re reading this, I’ve (hopefully) graduated from the Electrical Engineering with Nanoengineering Option Program at the U of A. To talk about my experience in my discipline I can say I’ve dabbled in almost every type of extracurricular that you can be in. In terms of non engineering groups, I’ve been a member of SafeWalk since my first year at the university and a team lead there for two years. I could talk about all the groups I’ve been with inside of engineering, but honestly the most notable was my time working with the Electrical Engineering club. I worked in my third year as the Vice President Internal, which was fun to do during the covid year. This last year I was the Vice President Academic for the Club and had a great time creating workshops and academic events to teach EE’s skills like soldering. To sum it up, I would say that I had a great experience in the discipline and found many ways to get involved in the community both inside and outside of engineering. One thing I learned in my discipline was a hidden passion for the minutia of nanoengineering. In my last year I found out that I loved being in the cleanroom, working on designing the circuits I had learned about in the past few years, but on the nanoscale. I thought that was so cool, and even decided to come back and do a Master’s in a similar field.

A tip that I would give to students who are choosing their disciplines is to go and reach out to people who are in the disciplines that they are interested in . The discipline

clubs are the best place to find these people, and most of them can be found on MEC E 58. Typically, these conversations are enlightening and you may find yourself changing what you put as option one.

Iron Ring Speculations NOTE: N0 ONE WRITING THIS ARTICLE HAS ATTENDED THE CEREMONY ... BUT THIS IS PROBABLY REAL.

Every engineer stands in a circle linking pinkies and reciting the APEGA code of ethics They take the engineer’s pinkies, every graduated engineer has a fake pinkie held on by the iron ring The iron rings provide power and intelligence, not the 4+ years of school. The rings are actually made out of silver not iron

All engineers are made to take a vow of secrecy of all events

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MOST RECENT READ

THE DINNER HERMAN KOCH Around the table in a formal restaurant sat two couples with a secret and a decision to make.

BREANNE'S FEBRUARY READ

THOUGHTS & OPINIONS WARNING: THERE MAY BE SPOILERS

A four course dinner begins with light chatter, a pinky finger that gets a little too close to the food, and polite catch up . However both couples know that terrible things need to be said involving their children - each couple determined to show how far they will go to protect their loved ones.

CONTENT WARNING: HOMOMISIA, MISOGYNY, MENTAL ILLNESS, MURDER, VIOLENCE, DEATH

"The Dinner" was a strange read for me. Advertised as a thriller, I was slightly disappointed with the story progression. Although it was an interesting idea to speak about their children's murderous adventure at a restaurant, it didn't really make much sense to me. The question I asked myself the entire time was "why are they talking about this in public?" While the story progresses we get to learn more about the narrator, the father of one of the children involved in the murder. The more we uncover, the more we learn that he is an unreliable narrator as the stories that he tells seem overexaggerated, brutal and inhuman. While I think this could have made for an interesting book, the story telling was extremely drawn out - the reason for the dinner was not uncovered until the last half of the book.

I have to give props to Herman Koch for making the reader feel so frustrated about their characters.

HOW TO START A BOOK CLUB 1. Choose a book of the Month 2. Read! 3. Talk about your thoughts and opinion of the book and deep dive on all the details! 4. Choose a new book every month. 5. Repeat!

YOUR NEXT READ ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE ANTHONY DOERR CONTENT WARNING: Antisemitism, Nazism, Rape, Murder, Torture, Bullying, War Themes

Marie-Laure lives in Paris with her father her whole life, until the Nazis occupy Paris. Together, they flee to Saint-Malo to live with Marie-Laure's greatgrandfather. However, part of the reason they must flee is because they may posses an important jewel. Werner Pfenning is an orphan from Germany who has a talent for math, science and creating radios. Because of his talent, Werner is enlisted to track down the resistance. 55

MOST RECENT READ ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE ANTHONY DOERR Marie-Laure lives in Paris with her father for her whole life, until the Nazis occupy Paris. Together they flee to Saint-Malo. However, part of the reason they flee is because they may posses an important jewel.

BREANNE'S MARCH READ

THOUGHTS & OPINIONS WARNING: THERE MAY BE SPOILERS

Werner Pfenning is an orphan from Germany who has a talent for math, science and creating radios. Because of this talent, Werner is enlisted to track down the resistance. CONTENT WARNING: Antisemitism, Nazism, Rape, Murder, Torture, Bullying, War Themes

"All The Light We Cannot See" is a reflective, slow paced novel. However, the time jumps, the multiple perspectives, and the need to know if the jewel is real kept me hooked. It is because of the slow pace that I really got to understand the characters and their backgrounds - I got SO attached to them and their stories by the end of the book. The author does a great job at not making such a heartbreaking story a pity party for the characters. Marie-Laure is blind and Warner is enlisted and orphaned but there was never a moment where I felt like that was the focal point of the story - rather, it helped to develop the characters. Something extraordinary is the attention to detail. The author is able to build Marie-Laure's world as she would experience it as a blind child. We are able to smell the smells, feel the textures of shells, and learn the streets of Paris as MarieLaure would.

This book is beautifully poetic. The way that the character's lives connect and become so similar, yet so different, really makes this book special.

"Yolk" Mary H.K. Choi

"The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" Taylor Jenkins Reid

"Normal People" Sally Rooney

"Shadow and Bone" Leigh Bardugo

"Before the Coffee Gets Cold" Toshikazu Kawaguchi

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A Journeys End Mariko Gardiner Deirdre sits on the lowest branch of a tree. Scattered around the base of the tree are dead bodies, some human some not. Sitting cross-legged amongst the bodies is an old lady watching Deirdre. “Who are you?” Deirdre asks. The old lady responds with a smile, “Why don’t we play a game? I will answer all your questions, but first you have to answer one of mine. Deal?” Deirdre looks at the old lady, and the old lady looks back. Deirdre can read nothing beyond her smile, nothing behind her eyes. “Okay, deal. What’s your question?” “What happened here?” Deirdre sighs and looks around the ruined clearing, the blood-soaked dirt. “I was travelling with a friend of mine, a storyteller. We met some ten years ago, when I was just a child, and he took me in and taught me his trade. We separated when I was old enough to go off on my own but met once a year to exchange stories. This year, however, when we met up something was different. “He was tired, as though he hadn’t slept in days, and wouldn’t stop even for a drink. He had always been running from something, ever since we met, but I didn’t know what. I thought it was nothing, that he was just paranoid. I dismissed his fears and convinced him to rest. I told him I’d keep watch, that I’d tell him if anything was wrong, and we would be able to outrun any trouble, but I lied. I didn’t mean to, I sat down and tried to stay awake, but the forest was silent, a comforting silence, and I nodded off. “When I woke there was screaming. I couldn’t make sense of anything, but Jorge-that’s my friends name, Jorge-he grabbed me and pulled me deeper into the woods. He was much faster than me, despite being far shorter, and I found myself struggling to keep up. I wanted to stop, but there was something right behind us, many somethings, howling and screeching and crying in the most horrible cacophony. Just when I couldn’t run anymore, it stopped and Jorge and I found ourselves in a hunting camp. “The hunters were nice, although confused, and gave us food. I don’t think they saw whatever was chasing us, but they certainly heard it. We were offered a tent to rest in, but Jorge wanted to keep moving right away. I convinced him not to. I told him that as soon as we left, those things would start chasing us again, but it seemed like they didn’t want to enter the camp, so we stayed and slept and ate supper with the hunters.

“Jorge woke me up in the middle of the night. I asked him why, but he just shushed me and gestured that we had to leave. We made our way to the edge of the clearing, this clearing, when the screaming began. The monsters attacked the camp, and the hunters fought back. There was a bloody battle, and Jorge and I tried to slip away in the confusion. Jorge was climbing a tree, hoping for a better vantage point, when something like a wolf jumped out of the fray and bit me. I think I blacked out after that, because the next thing I remember is waking up in this tree with you watching me.” “I see.” The old lady continues to watch Deirdre for a few more seconds before continuing. “I will answer your questions, as promised, but first I want to know, who do you think I am?” “I think you’re Sasha.” The old lady laughs. “Close. I was called Sasha once, but it’s not my name. I forgot my name a long time ago, though, so you can call me Sasha. I know Jorge told you my story, or at least parts of it, so now I will fill in the gaps. “I was born a long time ago in a world at war. The war had started long before I was born over something incredibly insignificant and had never ended, only changed. At the time I was born, the war was between elves and humans, and the elves were winning. “Most elves were born with magic, something which us humans would have to train for decades to achieve. We are capable of it, yes, but it’s extremely difficult and few ever do. When I was young, I saw my parents killed by magic. There wasn’t any real reason for it, but they were human and some elves enjoyed hunting humans for sport. After that, I swore that I would learn magic greater than that of the elves. “Humans were forbidden from learning magic, so I learned to stay hidden. I taught myself to read elvish, although I can’t speak it, and stole books from their libraries. I practiced for hours everyday until I could do the simplest spells in my sleep and magic became a part of my being. I grew cocky, felt myself powerful because I could start a fire or freeze an ice cube. Eventually, my cockiness led to carelessness, and I got caught. “I was put on trial, although the trial was a joke. It was conducted entirely in elvish, and I wasn’t given any help. I had no idea what was going on, but I still remember the judge who sentenced me, and the look on his face. It was a look of pure glee, as though there was nothing he would rather do than sentence a child to be wiped of her memory and locked up in a tower, where she would likely die in the first year from the cold and lack of food or water. I escaped, as I’m sure you know, and along the way discovered more knowledge and power than I could ever imagine, and it was nothing like I expected. “I decided then and there to stop the war and proceeded to do so. Along the way I sought out the judge and tortured him, a decision I came to regret, but my path was mostly straight. I went to the capital and destroyed it, making myself the ruler in the hopes of ending conflict, but I couldn’t do it. Despite all the magic and power I had, I was no older than you are now, and I thought that without magic there would be no war, so after my coronation I left.

“I was wrong. Elves and humans continued to fight for centuries, and I watched them. The only difference was that now the humans were winning. They bred animals to hunt down elves and killed on sight. They were no better to the elves than the elves had been to them. I watched, and I hated every second of it, all the senseless killing, but I didn’t stop it because in my mind it was fair. I had watched the very same be done to everyone I had ever loved. “Eventually the elves died out and became forgotten until there was only one left, your friend Jorge. He was constantly running from the monsters created to destroy him, but still found a way to make a difference in the world with his stories, although they weren’t always true.” “Where is Jorge?” Deirdre asked, just now realizing he had been gone too long. His pack was lying on the ground near Sasha, he wouldn’t have left without them. “I was getting to that. After you blacked out, Jorge saved your life. He pulled you up into the tree and used magic to heal your wound, which would have been fatal otherwise. Then he attacked the monsters and killed them with magic. He was a good man, and I was sorry to kill him. “You killed him?” Deirdre leaps out of the tree and charges Sasha, only to be stopped by an invisible barrier. “Why would you kill him? He was like a father to me.” “I am sorry, I had no choice. You do have another father, though, whom you ran away from if I remember correctly.” Deirdre stops struggling, shocked into silence with the mention of her running away. “My father was terrible.” “Your father was mediocre at best, but not terrible, and he misses you. Do you know how long he searched for you? Once he realized you were gone, he searched for an entire year for you, and even now asks about you whenever he goes anywhere. By now he knows that you chose to leave, without a word to anyone. He stopped trying to get you to come back, but he still misses you. As for Jorge, I had to kill him because he used magic, a crime for which the only penalty can be death. He knew that, and he did it anyway.” “He gave his life for me.” “Yes.” “So what now? I have nowhere to go,” tears start to fall down Deirdre’s face. “You can always go home,” Sasha suggests kindly. Deirdre nods. She takes one last look around the bloodied ground and starts walking home. Sasha watches her leave, watches over her for the entire journey back to the village where her family welcomes her with loving arms. Sasha watches and hopes that she can have a happy ending. As the years pass, Jorge’s stories become legends and the world stops believing in magic. People build cities and science, replacing magic with machines. The wars never stop, and perhaps they never will, but life goes on regardless, and Sasha watches through it all.

2022 GRAMMY AWARDS The Recording Academy will present the 2022 GRAMMY Awards show on Sunday, April 3. Here are the nominees for the Top 4 Categories.

Record Of The Year

1.I Still Have Faith In You 2.Right On Time 3.drivers license 4.Peaches 5.Freedom 6.Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 7.I Get A Kick Out Of You 8.Kiss Me More 9.Happier Than Ever 10. Leave The Door Open

album Of The Year sour Happier Than Ever planet her (deluxe) back of my mind montero

Justice (Triple Chucks Deluxe) love for sale we are donda evermore

song Of The Year

1.Fight For You 2.A Beautiful Noise 3.Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 4.Right On Time 5.drivers license 6.Peaches 7.Bad Habits 8.Kiss Me More 9.Happier Than Ever 10. Leave The Door Open

best new artist

Arooj Aftab

Arlo Parks

Baby Keem

most popular songs: Mehram, Mohabbat, Last Night

most popular songs: Eugene, Too Good, Hope, Cola

most popular songs: family ties (w/ Kendrick Lamar), ORANGE SODA, lost souls (w/ Brent Faiyaz)

FINNEAS

Glass Animals

most popular songs: Let's Fall In Love for the Night, Break My Heart Again, Till Forever Falls Apart

most popular songs: Heat Waves, The Other Side Of Paradise, Gooey

best new artist

Jimmie Allen

most popular songs: Road Head, Be Sweet, Boyish

most popular songs: Best Shot, Make Me Want To, This Is Us

Olivia Rodrigo

Saweetie

most popular songs: Best Friend (feat. Doja Cat), My Type, Tap In

most popular songs: good 4 u, drivers license, deja vu

The Kid LAROI

best new artist

Japanese Breakfast

most popular songs: STAY (with Justin Bieber), WITHOUT YOU, GO (feat. Juice WRLD)