New years resolutions? Meh.

So you’re standing in a room surrounded by several of your friends, drink in hand, and grinning from ear to ear. Perhaps you’ve taken...

Finding sense in anarchy

Thousands of Brazilian teachers and students continue to act as the vanguard against austerity measures by President Dilma Rousseff’s government. In reaction to the...

Sorry, Snapchat

So you’ve got the latest phone and have just downloaded all the latest apps. Aside from the basics — Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter —...

Mr. Right-Wing: Stuck with Harper

Over the Christmas break, I received a surprising piece of mail. It was a letter from the federal NDP, wondering which of the party...

Safety in surveillance

In June 2013, former American National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden exposed a series of government-led, top-secret surveillance programs that collected data and supposedly...

Woohoo, Boohoo

Woohoo: chill Charlies I admire people who know how to relax, who can organize themselves enough to separate their days efficiently into work and play....

Student athletes deserve pay

Does the name Andrew Wiggins ring a bell? If not, it should. He is the new main attraction in NCAA college basketball, and he is...

Alleviating fear through education

Coming out three years ago was one of the most terrifying yet satisfying experiences of my life. The ability to express one’s identity with...

The true meaning of Christmas

“Christmas time is here/Happiness and cheer/Fun for all, the children call/Their favourite time of year.”  So begins the beloved classic A Charlie Brown Christmas....

Buying your own water

Every single year, Nestlé Waters Canada bottles 265 million litres of water from aquifer supplies underneath Hope, British Columbia. That’s enough water to keep...