Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery time January 1 rolls around, sincere promises to change are made by millions of Canadians—promises most of us don’t intend to keep. So should we all ditch this year’s vows because they’re going to fail anyway? Or should we continue the practice of ringing in the new year with a positive attitude and a hope for change?
Reading Time: 2 minutes Internships offer students a chance to test out new skills, network, and learn more about their line of work. Unfortunately, most of these opportunities come at the expense of a paycheque—yours.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I asked myself, “How can I help both Bieber and anyone else from making such a grave fashion faux pas in the future?” With that in mind, I present to you my top ways to not look like a tool in front of the prime minister:
Reading Time: 2 minutes“While the [recent] UN motion is a positive one that can do no harm to either Israelis or Palestinians, as far as we are concerned the struggle for Palestinian rights continues much as it did before, regardless of the vote.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile friends and family usually top the list, here are a few more unconventional things people are grateful for.
Reading Time: 2 minutesC-279 seeks to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code “to include gender identity and gender expression as prohibited grounds for discrimination.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom roommates to classmates to my own mother, the vast majority of people I told about my vegan aspirations reacted with nothing but negativity.
Reading Time: 2 minutes… it’s not just the words “thank you” that are needed, but the sentiment behind them. Any expression can be made empty and meaningless if there is no authenticity to go along with it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFleeing is an excellent way to deal with annoying colleagues. Let’s face it, one of the best (if not long-term) ways to deal with a problem is to run away from it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEven though we may bemoan the price of our education, surprisingly enough, tuition isn’t the only issue that students deal with. Shocking, I know.
Reading Time: 2 minutesExam season is upon us, my friends, and anyone who says they couldn’t use a little help from a holy text is just kidding themselves. Follow these 10 commandments and you’ll be sure to prosper this December.
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo add insult to injury, Simone was celebrated for her Afro-centric looks and penned songs about racism, and was a major player in the civil rights movement. So why does Hollywood feel the need to “whitewash” her character?
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot to be a fun sponge, but why is the LGBT community using stereotypes to fight stereotypes?
Reading Time: 2 minutesMental health is often misinterpreted in the media, whether it’s on screen or in a paper or magazine. What is actually being portrayed in many of these media outlets is mental illness.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I worked a job with no opportunities, I made the opportunities myself. You know, the opportunity to nap in the back room, try the new dish for free, or call in sick when the latest Call of Duty was released. Chicken will serve itself, I thought, but I’m missing out on some valuable “Jane” time.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile the Gaza-Israel conflict has been reported on constantly over the past week, it leaves many Canadians wondering what it means for us. Why should we be concerned about a conflict so far away from our country?
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor me, using commas, periods, and proper capitalization is a must when sending a text, and the same goes for anyone who wants to date me.
Reading Time: 2 minutes…There are strategies for coping with the stress of slapping together a well-articulated essay. And no, just in case you’re wondering, none of them are “drop the class.”
Reading Time: 2 minutes…while I was on Thought Catalog, an online magazine composed of submissions primarily from twenty-somethings, I came across a post that echoed my sentiments: “Why do we stop growing and experiencing new things as we get older?” While the author had no real answer to provide, the article ,combined with the recent inquisitions about my guitar-playing, got me wondering.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThat clever meme? Not yours. That avant-garde, too-chic-to-be-real photo? Not yours. That sad, yet inspiring quote? You didn’t say it. You just found it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a rule of thumb, if you don’t care about something enough to personally organize a fundraising event for that cause, keep it off my Facebook, and stop guilt tripping me into “liking” it.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTrying to prevent global warming, and trying to make the environment a better place, means that everyone must collectively and consciously try at all times… but when a bigger, more visible issue threatens our Canadian ecosystem, we do take notice.
Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ll probably never know if the floppy, shiny, sponge-like substance was egg, tofu, cheese, or something else entirely, but I am sure of one thing: it certainly wasn’t edible, yet a Première Moisson employee handed it to me last Monday morning and took my five dollars in return.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m not advocating provoking people by using questionable language, these examples are just a reality of our too-sensitive, too-politically correct society.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEvery time I tell people, “I dislike skating,” or whenever the topic of Ottawa’s canal is brought up and I say, “I don’t do that,” they always respond in one of two ways: they either gasp and say, “But you’re Canadian, how can you not like skating?” Or they give me a weird, long, and uncomfortable stare and ask incredulously if I even like hockey—which, now that we’re on the topic, isn’t my first choice when it comes to watching sports.
