Savouring the Cinematheque volunteer experience

It’s a busy life being a university student. Lectures, tutorials, papers, and exams quickly eat away the hours in the week, along with potential...

The importance of following world news

As grotesque photographs of the devastating Ebola outbreak in Liberia filter through my newsfeed, I find it difficult to transcribe my reactions. My feelings...

Vancouver citizens must vote “yes” on transportation funding referendum

Within the next year, Metro Vancouver citizens will have the chance to vote on a new funding source to support the Mayors’ Council’s $7.5...

Prisoners should have access to adequate education

As students, we strive to complete our post-secondary degrees because we believe education can lead us to a prosperous future. In theory, prisons employ...

FIPA ratification is an insult to Canadian values

Despite widespread controversy, the Harper government ratified the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA) with China on September 12. The agreement took effect...

Obama’s plans to help moderate Syrian rebels aren’t feasible

According to legend, when asked to justify his tyranny over France, King Louis XV responded with the statement “Après moi, le deluge,” translated “After...

Urban Outfitters needs to re-think its business strategies

Frankly, I’m not surprised by Urban Outfitters’ decision to sell a blood-stained, bullet hole-riddled sweater that blatantly refers to the 1970 shooting of four...

How learning to cook has improved my well-being

Most people can’t pinpoint the exact moment that they became an adult, but I can. I remember it like it was yesterday — the...

Canadians need an alliance between the Liberals and the NDP

Politics are a complicated topic for millennials. In Canada’s 2011 federal election, according to Elections Canada, only roughly 39 per cent of Canadians between...

Canada must hold the line on Russian threats

In the wee hours of what seemed to be an ordinary Friday, two Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) fighters scrambled to respond to an...