Reading Time: 2 minutesLast week, Sabrina Roy and Caroline Lemay were named to the All-Star team of the Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ), following their season with the Gee-Gees volleyball team.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesDid my background in gymnastics help in this sport at all? As it turns out, no. I might as well have thrown the nine years of gymnastics lessons in a dumpster fire.
Reading Time: 3 minutesA video shortly began circulating on Facebook that showed Dorimain forcibly removing ballots from the students’ hands who were accused of cheering. By Thursday morning, the video had over 6,500 views and 40 shares.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile some surprise vis-a-vis your foreskin is to be expected, don’t let your partner foreskin-shame you. If he can’t learn to love your mushroom cap, then he doesn’t deserve you!
Reading Time: 2 minutesPal noted that existing election laws and tools can be modified to encompass new issues emerging in the digital age.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is the second time in four years that the GA has met quorum, likely due to the controversial motion on the agenda calling for the SFUO to endorse the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Reading Time: 8 minutesFormer members of Greek life organizations have boldly brought forward their stories about the toxic environment within the community, that leads to cases of alleged sexual assault going unnoticed and unaddressed.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom my personal experience as a Chinese-Canadian, I find that mental illness and mental health are issues rarely (if ever) discussed in Chinese and East Asian households. It continues to be considered a non-serious issue and taboo subject, resulting in its highly stigmatized state.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe homogeneous representation of EDs in pop culture might seem benign to the onlooker. But in reality, lack of accurate representation translates to a lack of support, in both family relationships and the medical environment, for those who are suffering under the radar.
Reading Time: 7 minutes“We need to talk about the other end of the spectrum—the people who throw themselves into school or work or sports as a way of coping with their anxiety or depression or to fend off panic attacks or flashbacks.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen you consider the far-reaching impacts of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), there’s good reason to put the PMS jokes and the period stigma aside, and get serious about understanding mental health in relation to menstruation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving OCD can have serious impacts on your own life and those around you, and downplaying it can make those who have experienced it—either themselves or through others—feel misunderstood and like they are not being taken seriously.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen mental illness is turned into a challenge to be overcome rather than a diagnosable and treatable issue, it turns asking for help into a shameful surrender.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe goal of the summit was to learn how and why we should empower women in areas of business, academics, and beyond, and included a keynote address by Danièle Henkel, a businesswoman who has created a wellness company in Quebec .
Reading Time: 2 minutesPRD is a club that meets weekly, preparing vegan meals with food that would have otherwise been thrown out.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAgainst all odds, I came out of the experience with no injuries, apart from a slightly bruised ego.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe play was popular in Brazil as a subtle critique of the ruling dictatorship, but the questions it asked about the role of art in that oppressive society were left behind when the dictatorship fell.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile his time with the Garnet and Grey may be over, Pierre-Charles isn’t done with basketball yet. He’s currently looking into where he’s going to play next.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDostoyevsky left no place for laughter in his novel. His message, among many, is clear: Actions have consequences. And some consequences can drag you into the unimaginable depths of hell.
Reading Time: 2 minutesEligible Canadians can apply for the munchies tax credit during tax season. So if it’s not too much work, try and remember to keep your cravings under the influence, or at least hold onto receipts.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen it comes to representation, mental health may not be the first thing you think of, but luckily, the creators of these shows have.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Gee-Gees will look to add to the U of O’s U Sports medal count for this year after the Women’s rugby gold medal and medals by Davide Casarin and Montana Champagne in swimming.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne thing we’ve learned from the lone successful GA—students are more likely to show up if they feel like their presence will make some kind of impact.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYondr requires concert goers to put their phone in a locked pouch. If at any point during the show you need to access your phone, you can take it back to the venue lobby to have the pouch unlocked.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow susceptible are we to complex social pressures? Moreover, given the right circumstances, are we willing to do something in the heat of the moment that we would normally consider wrong?
