Janis McMath

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Biology students asked to download Grindr for research purposes

Carter Hemion June 24, 2021

Biology students are claiming new identities after their REM 388 professor mistakenly assigned them a gay hookup app for homework.  Borne out of a misunderstanding about gay connotations for words like “bear” and “otter,” Dr. Gayle Rain-Beau’s mistake caused students committed to learning about wildlife taxonomy to rethink their understanding of the course. As a result of this profound academic endeavour, various students started nicknaming themselves  “Cub4Daddy,” “B0ttm RN,” and “discrete ottr,” all words “appropriately related to animal instinct,” according to some students, but “completely and utterly wrong” to others. Raine-Beau gave students the assignment of downloading Grindr over a…

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GoT has serious issues, man

Alex Bloom and Janis McMath July 24, 2017

The Red Viper — certainly no stereotype While there is not much representation of non-heterosexual relationships or characters in Game of Thrones, when those characters do appear they are far from token characters. Sir Loras Tyrell, the first of these…

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Shows to binge-watch this summer

Alex Bloom May 9, 2017

As the summer term begins, many students may be finding themselves with too much time on their hands. The weather will likely be gorgeous, by Vancouver standards, but who are we kidding? None of us are actually going to go…

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