Young, wild, and married

I started the first year of my undergraduate career in 2012, spreading my wings at this great university, and by Summer 2013, I was...

Geek culture has never been stronger

In a recent interview, Simon Pegg — star of Spaced and Shaun of the Dead, and honourary patron saint of nerds everywhere — became...

Micro housing is a novelty, not a solution

Throughout the last few days I’ve clicked through countless photos of stylish apartments barely the size of my bedroom. Put simply, I find them...

Let schoolgirls bare their shoulders

Over the last week, the high school dress code issue has catapulted back into news headlines. While this is not a new issue, it...

We must break our culture of sex shame

I was never given “the talk” while growing up. Not once did my parents even off-handedly bring the topic up, let alone sit me...

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: One-ply I’m pulling a utilitarian stance and proclaiming that one-ply toilet paper is definitely the favourable tool with which to garnish our restrooms. Put...

Why can’t we celebrate ‘mombods?’

Social media has a bad habit of taking old misogynistic concepts, giving them new names, and perpetuating outdated ideas about men and women. The...

Doctors must be open with their patients about death

When faced with a terminal diagnosis, it may initially seem logical to provide patients with access to experimental treatments in a last ditch attempt...

Hungry for an all-inclusive Canadian Food Guide

Canada’s Food Guide is a document most people in this country are familiar with. After having first been introduced to this guide in elementary...

Philosophy doesn’t suck

Like many a real-life love affair, I never meant to fall for philosophy. We got off to a rocky start. Wasn’t this the discipline for...