Gene Cole
The best thing about legal pot is how little it’s shaken up our lives
November 25, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Cannabis has only been legal in Canada for a little over a month, but it’s no secret how much change it’s brought. Tons of businesses are opening and creating jobs across the country, and we’ve become an example of success that may influence other countries deciding whether or not to legalize. There have certainly been problems keeping up with supply and demand, and police attitudes are taking time to shift, but on the whole, things seem to be changing in a positive light. In my personal experience, though, what’s made legalization a net positive…
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WWE 2K19’s got plenty for professional wrestling fans, but not much for anyone else
November 18, 2018By: Gene Cole WWE 2K19 is the most recent annual sports title in the WWE 2k game franchise, based on the shows from pro wrestling company WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). I’ve been a wrestling fan for about two years,…
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WWE disrespected its audience, performers, and country with its Crown Jewel pay-per-view
November 12, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is a prime example of entertainment being inherently political. Being historically right-wing, WWE has shown its fair share of racist slurs, transphobic promos, and villains defined entirely by their ethnicity,…
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The Pittsburgh shooting is a symptom of normalized anti-Semitism in social media
November 3, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor On October 27, a gunman entered Tree of Life — Or L’Simcha Congregation, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opened fire, killing 11. It’s currently being considered by the Anti-Defamation League as the deadliest…
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Hudson Bay’s cancelled “Make Canada Great Again” hats disrespect Canadian consumers
October 31, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Make America Great Again (MAGA) has become a meme of uncomfortable proportions. Made popular as a slogan in President Trump’s 2015 election campaign, it continues to be worn by celebrities and Trump rally attendants…
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What grinds our gears: Solo students taking up whole booths all by themselves
October 26, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor I’ve been known to carry a lot on my back to campus each day. Between my laptop, large notepad, ton of pencils, chargers, and some form of entertainment, like a book or a Nintendo…
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The Canucks Fortnite ban is well-meaning, but useless
October 15, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor The Vancouver Canucks made for an interesting headline recently, when the team introduced a video-game ban for the players during away games. While this affects all games, Fortnite, a massively popular battle royale shooter,…
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What If: The upcoming student union building suddenly disappeared
October 15, 2018Written by: Gene Cole If anything plagues students’ eyes as they venture to Burnaby campus each week, it’s the endless amount of construction. It’s become so normal that we don’t think about it as we walk. We just accept that…
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What If: Every student had free tuition for their first year
October 12, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Think back to the days of being fresh out of high school. You never have to see your immature classmates again, you can enjoy the summer air for a few months, and you’ve got…
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We don’t always need media to be good, it just needs to be reliable
October 11, 2018Written by: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Media has gotten better and better over the past few decades. Films budgets are swelling, TV content is way more diverse, and even mainstream video games are made with borderline cinematic graphics and writing.…
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