Meera Eragoda
The roots and lost radicalism of Labour Day
September 6, 2021by Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief If you’re anything like me, you’ve viewed the first Monday of September as nothing more than your last day of freedom before the Fall semester begins. Though Labour Day has been thoroughly divorced from its roots, its history is an important one. In an age when labour has lost more rights than it’s gained and is largely exploited, this holiday is a reminder of the power labour once held. Labour Day was officially deemed a statutory holiday in Canada in 1894. There are competing theories for how the day came about. Radical Roots or Sellout?…
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Re-envisioning public space should not stop after the pandemic
July 13, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief A century ago, the balance of who occupied the streets tipped toward pedestrians and non-car users. Then, the booming auto industry led campaigns to criminalize things like jaywalking, pushing pedestrians increasingly onto narrow spaces on the…
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Food for Thought: Edible cities
July 4, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief Thanks to TikTok, a partner with botanical knowledge, and a workshop I took at the UBC Botanical Garden, my plant identification skills have been growing and growing (pun intended). I, like many, used to think all…
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South Asians need a separate liberation movement
June 23, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief I can’t tell you the number of times a white or East Asian person was surprised that I, a Sri Lankan, am also considered Asian. Whenever Asian Heritage Month comes up, I know the majority of…
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Bright-er Side: Too much free time has led to new hobbies
June 8, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief This pandemic has undeniably brought isolation, uncertainty, stress, and precarity for many — and still continues to. While none of this should be downplayed, for some of us privileged enough, the extra time we had to fill…
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Professors should offer more flexibility with final assignments
May 14, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Editor-in-Chief Full disclosure: I am a horrible test-taker. So when I choose my courses for the semester, I look for ones that offer final papers over final exams. For students to really showcase what they’re learning, however,…
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Opinions in Dialogue: Are local businesses good?
March 30, 2021by Meera Eragoda, Sara Wong, with introduction by Madeleine Chan Small and local businesses have been hit hard during this pandemic, increasing rally cries to support them. But are answering these calls the solution? Students Sara Wong and Meera Eragoda discuss…
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What Grinds Our Gears: People staying silent as I get misgendered
March 22, 2021by Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor I am non-binary and I use they/them/theirs pronouns which most people are on board with. Of course, I am very femme-presenting so being misgendered constantly has been a reality that I’ve needed to adjust to.…
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The Best Croissants in Metro Vancouver
February 5, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor and Sara Wong, Arts & Culture Editor Le Marché St. George butter croissant — $2.90 [caption id="attachment_117089" align="alignnone" width="300"] Le Marché St. George croissant. Screenshot courtesy of Sara Wong via Instagram[/caption] If I had a dollar…
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The secret radicalism of Netflix’s “Hilda”
February 1, 2021By: Meera Eragoda, Copy Editor It’s been a little over a month since Netflix released the second season of Hilda, a show about the blue-haired titular character’s adventures with friends and various fantastical beings, set to a soothing colour palette…
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