Reading Time: 2 minutesA student’s guide to creative part-time work Photo by Tina Wallace For most students, part-time work can be hard to find and difficult to maintain while juggling lectures, study sessions, and extracurricular activities. With the thousands of work-hungry students in Ottawa, the idea of job-hunting seems more scary than graduating. Check out these side-job ideas …
Reading Time: 4 minutesIllustration by Tina Wallace A job catas-trophy Despite phenomenal bosses, great pay, and flexible hours, I have to say that the worst job I ever had was at a trophy assembling shop. Many weekends of my youth were spent in an 8×10-foot room assembling the physical tokens recognizing other people’s achievements. It wasn’t the monotony …
Reading Time: 2 minutes The government needs to cut recent graduates a break Illustration by Tina Wallace For some, graduation is just around the corner and the Ontario government is ready to masquerade as a credit agency, knocking on the doors of recent grads asking for their OSAP money back. Many students are left in a crunch …
Reading Time: 2 minutesSimple initiative connects students and professionals over a cup of coffee Photo by Sean Penhall For many students, a coffee date is a way to chat with friends. But Ten Thousand Coffees, a new initiative out of Toronto, is turning coffee dates into a method for young people to connect with some bigwig Canadian professionals. …
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear readers, Where has the time gone? It seems like only yesterday I was introducing myself to the new students on campus in our 101 Week edition. I hope you took my advice in August and safely tried everything your p’s and v’s desired this school year and that you plan to do the same …
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe hear all about the SFUO, but do we really know where our money goes? Infographic by Tina Wallace Dave Eaton, an international development student in the last year of his studies at the U of O, carries a heavier load of responsibility than the average 24-year-old. He’s the overseer of a multi-million dollar government …
Reading Time: 7 minutesI don’t know if I expected angels to sing, doves to cry, or something special to happen, but the act of logging out was surprisingly anti-climactic. However the four months that followed my social media absence was anything but.
Reading Time: 6 minutesFive 45-pound plates per side (and then some) wait for him on the bar. That’s 525 pounds. People are staring. He doesn’t seem to notice.
Reading Time: 8 minutesFor his work, Pelletier uses soft pastels, not exactly the sidewalk chalk we grew up with. Throughout his career, he’s moved around the Market, but has established himself most as the guardian keeping vigil outside Sugar Mountain.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIs it worth it to stream your porn?
Reading Time: 2 minutesPerhaps the biggest misconception, or rather wrongful association that people make about fetishes, is that they must pertain to or interact directly with a person’s sexuality. But fetishes don’t play a role in defining a person’s sexuality, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are no cheat codes to cunnilingus, but there are techniques to help you both along the way.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore heading out, I told my mom I was going to Sexapalooza, explaining that it’s something like the annual auto show, but with sex. She was startled, but not surprised.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSelling your underwear to strangers isn’t the ideal way to make extra money. It’s not something your mother would like.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNo one likes having sex more than bonobo monkeys. They’re the nymphomaniacs of the animal kingdom, using almost any social interaction as an excuse to have sex, including greetings, forming social bonds, and resolving conflict.
Reading Time: 4 minutesLet’s be honest. We all do it. At one point, we discovered how magical masturbation truly is.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSimilar to a tattoo, writing about sex seems like it would stick with you forever. Once it’s been published, it’s out there for the world to see. You’re not going to get a government job or be in a position of the utmost political importance if you have a tattoo across your forehead. It’s the same assumption for writing something a little sexy.
Reading Time: 3 minutesSometimes all it takes to get off is a little no-nonsense erotica.
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat does it mean to be an ally? Sabrina Nemis writes about supporting marginalized communities without taking over the conversation.
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn a larger sense, Starbucks epitomizes North American food culture in the 21st century. It’s modern, hip, and allows customers to personalize their order from an extensive menu selection. It also professes to use the best, high-quality ingredients and to conduct its business responsibly and ethically.
Reading Time: 9 minutesReports like these pose an uncomfortable but unavoidable question: Are we seeing a rise in sexual assaults in Ottawa?
Reading Time: 2 minutesEssential backpacking gear the travel books don’t mention Two years ago I set off on a backpacking trip through South America. The best advice I was given beforehand was this: don’t pack a single thing you’re not prepared to lose. After my tent was flooded two months in, along with all my belongings, I appreciated …
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhotos by Rebecca Potter While we were hopelessly lost in a sketchy Montreal neighbourhood, my GPS started re-enacting scenes from The Exorcist. All of the programmable voices yelled directions at me at once while I pulled over my car full of terrified passengers. This was nowhere near a picture-perfect travel moment. It was better. Whenever …
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Internet and other media outlets tend to make us feel like we know all about planning and booking vacations, but it’s always good to have a little expert advice.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere are some things that movies will teach you about travelling that are absolutely spot-on.
