Michelle Young
Bright-er side: The rain
November 22, 2023When we enter the fall season, everyone starts grouching about the weather. It’s “too rainy,” it’s “too dark,” and it’s “too cold.” I, for one, have had enough of these complaints. I’ve always liked our gloomy, rainy city, and I’m tired of listening to the same grievances every year. The rain is good for our city. It can improve our air quality and is necessary for life and agriculture. While the sun might provide nourishment — it can burn you, too. When reading about BC’s summers becoming drier and experiencing more droughts, I wonder if less rain is really what…
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Bright-er Side: Cozy duvets and their covers
November 2, 2023There is too much duvet discourse. As our Editor-in-Chief famously once said, “duvets don’t need clothes.” Sure, duvets are just large blankets, and maybe they don’t need clothes, however, it’s much better when they do have clothes. Duvet covers are…
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Halloween doesn’t excuse violence or prejudice
November 2, 2023Content warning: mentions of racialized violence, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, sexual harassment, and Islamophobia. The season of ghosts, pumpkins, and candy is upon us. While its roots are quite different from what we know today, Halloween is…
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Two films framing Venezuelans
October 18, 2023Editor's note: A previous version of this piece misspelled "Rebeca Huntt" as "Rebecca Huntt." It has now been fixed. Content warning: brief mention of enslavement. Latinx Heritage Month may be coming to an end, but that’s no reason to stop…
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BC’s new masking guidance isn’t enough
October 17, 2023As of October 3, masks are mandatory for healthcare workers and visitors in settings that are accessible to patients, including areas where they receive care. This includes spaces like the rooms where doctors and nurses serve patients directly, or areas…
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SFU should revive their Latin American courses
October 13, 2023In 2020, SFU suspended their Latin American studies program. There was little explanation for this, and since it’s been three years, I can only assume they aren’t prioritizing its return. As someone who had been hoping to further understand my…
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Debunking COVID-19 myths and misinformation
October 3, 2023“The COVID-19 pandemic is over and we are ‘post-pandemic’” There have been multiple declarations that the pandemic is “over” — perhaps the most well-known was President Joe Biden’s declaration in 2022. When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 to…
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Bright-er Side: Bridges for animals
September 26, 2023In the midst of raging wildfires, a pandemic, and increasing inflation, it often feels like the world around us is collapsing (and it kind of is). The effects of climate change are creating deteriorating conditions for the surrounding wildlife and…
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What Grinds Our Gears: Going to Costco
September 21, 2023I absolutely hate Costco. Specifically, I hate the shopping experience at Costco. Do not, for the love of god, start lecturing me on what “good deals” they have because I have heard enough from everyone and their grandmother about the…
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Advocacy group calls for stronger COVID-19 measures this fall
September 19, 2023On August 28, DoNoHarmBC hosted a protest in front of the Minister of Health, Adrian Dix’s office to call for the return of universal mask protections in healthcare settings. The in-person protest featured 25–30 people, but thousands of postcards were…
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