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This pandemic has made the pre-existing and glaring inequities in our society crystal clear. If this is truly ‘the new normal,’ we ought to make it a good one for everyone.
U of O alumnus Eric Dicaire, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease in February 2016, writes of the lessons he learned on social distancing from his experience with cancer.
I find it commendable that students are taking the initiative to create new spaces to share experiences and demand action when it comes to mental health, but frankly it shouldn’t be their responsibility.
We call on the university administration to immediately implement a number of changes to their mental health care system to better support students in need.
Voter turnout in people aged 18-24 jumped by 18.3 per cent from the 2011 election to the 2015 election. It’s never been easier to make an informed decision of which candidate and party you want to support, so let’s keep that trend alive.
For October’s federal election, most polls are indicating that both the Liberals and Conservatives are tied for Canadians’ support. This means that it is more than likely that either party will end up with less than a majority of the seats in the House of Commons, thereby swinging the determination of the balance of power to the smaller parties.
This is not the time for Andrew Scheer. The world is staring down the barrel of another global recession, we face an existential threat due to climate change, and the world is increasingly multicultural and interconnected; we cannot afford another leader who ignores this.
The university missed an opportunity to lead by example with what could have been a powerful show of support for student activism in the face of a global emergency.
“The Senate, one of the most powerful governing bodies in our institution, should have cancelled classes this Friday. They should be tasking themselves with assembling a campaign aimed at promoting further education, organization, and collaboration to address this problem,” writes U of O student Lorin Clive D’Arcy Van Dusen.
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