Reading Time: 2 minutesThe social sciences have a reputation for bleak job prospects, but it’s worth it to study what you’re passionate about.
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Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen I requested that U of O students send in their U-Pass photos, I was met with overwhelming trepidation and cowardice. Do I blame them? Only a little.
Reading Time: 2 minutesYou are not part of a certain select group for liking a band — liking or not liking a band does not make you better than anyone else.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy evaluating courses, you are able to voice your opinion for the betterment of virtual academia.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter graduating high school, it doesn’t take long to realize that there wad a hefty list of things we didn’t cover throughout four years of classes. Taxes, paying off loans, and voting only scratch the surface.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn past years, reading week has been the mental reset I’ve needed in order to tackle the second half of the semester to the best of my ability. This semester, I don’t even feel like reading week happened.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhile Gymshark has become a popular brand for many, their athletic clothing belongs in the gym – as the name suggests – rather than as casual wear.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is something incredibly unsettling about seeing pumpkin spice products so soon. Probably because it’s not autumn yet, and it’s far too early to break out the pumpkin spice.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPrivate meme accounts on Instagram really don’t make any sense, and people who send posts by these accounts are just as bad. Do everyone a favor and make your memes public, or at least send screenshots.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThese students seek to tear apart the only binding fabric of the Ottawa population. An unspoken agreement that anything goes this time of year, so long as it keeps you warm. Nobody looks good dressed up as a marshmallow.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHave you ever heard the saying “less is more”? The University of Ottawa hasn’t. They believe “more is more” with the 80 gazillion pounds of salt they throw onto the ground whenever it drops below zero degrees Celsius.
Reading Time: 2 minutesSeeing things move in your peripheral vision while you walk down a tunnel towards pitch black darkness is not my idea of a fun time.
Reading Time: 2 minutesMidterms shouldn’t all be grouped together, as it’s regressive to students’ mental health and renders reading week pointless. The university should create mechanisms to spread out midterm exams and assessments, for students’ sake.
Reading Time: 2 minutes I shouldn’t have to watch out to make sure I won’t get hit by Lance Armstrong everytime I leave my house.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf professors want to look at practical and simple ways to improve student life, they should not just know the basics of Brightspace. They need to examine what benefits students the most on multiple levels—especially financially and mentally.
Reading Time: 2 minutes The most coveted spot in class isn’t a seat next to that cutie you’re trying to get a number from, but the seat by the outlets. Trust me, all available plugs usually get taken before the prof has a chance to walk into the lecture hall.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInstead of coming home and immediately checking Facebook, an aspiring writer could be finishing the rough draft of his or her future bestseller. Rather than wasting the night away on Twitter, that young person who wants to be prime minister could be reading up on world issues.
