Green Your World: Conference shreds gnar

The recent Western Canadian Sustainable Campuses Conference at Simon Fraser University was pretty much the most inspiring thing ever. The 12th annual conference was a four-day affair involving a wide array of panel discussions and workshops including international climate policy, effective campaign building, and everything in between. All of the presenters were environmental professionals in [...]

What’s Up With Her?: Women for show and tell

The media is an inescapable source of influence and information in our society. Women can barely catch a break from highly sexualized images of other women that are supposed to represent what every woman should aspire to be. The images of emaciated models strewn across fashion magazines and female celebrities being idolized or put down [...]

In Search of Lost Time: Hugs for everyone

It’s a necessity of the human condition to seek physical bonds with others. It can be hard to find and satisfy these needs, especially in a society that promotes hypersexual ideals with the ultimate reward being penetrative intercourse or orgasm, where encounters that lead to less than the hegemonic conclusion to a rendezvous are seen [...]

Earthy Edibles: Goaty goodness

Ah, cheese… that velvety, rich substance that adds an extra layer of padding to my body and prevents me from ever becoming a vegan. So many different incarnations of cheese are out there to titillate the taste buds. Aged, smoked, sheep’s milk, ash rind… I have to admit, I’ve been a bit of a cheese-wuss [...]

Double Teamed: Time for the three-way pileup

Clorisa: So, Dylan, have you ever participated in a three-way? Dylan: Nope. C: Yeah, me neither. Seems like it would be a lot of work. D: I dunno. I don’t know if I understand the appeal? C: I guess I can. How would you not feel pretty baller if you had two ladies? I think [...]

Earthy Edibles: Pistachio chocolate crunch

You may have noticed that I haven’t written any baking recipes in this column yet. This isn’t because I don’t like baking. I’m all over it. Some of the best jobs I’ve had have been at bakeries, mixing huge batches of muffins and cookies, and snacking on chocolate chips when the boss wasn’t looking. No, [...]

Double Teamed: Poking the starfish

What does everyone have? Anuses! But how many of us like using them for things other than an exit? For this episode of Double Teamed, we talk about starfish and salad tossing. Dylan: So! Anuses: love them or hate them? Clorisa: I’m pretty apathetic towards anuses, actually. Apathy for anuses. If I had to start [...]

What’s Up With Her: Time for a control check

Reading a recent Monday Magazine, it became apparent that it’s not a great month for us virgos. Astrologist Georgia Nichols’ horoscope (my favorite!) said that low energy and tiredness are overwhelming. (Exams anyone?) After that cheery news, I continued working my way from back to front in search of the next article popper. Almost at [...]

Green Your World: Not just for hippies

Stereotypes. They exist because most of us can’t help but generalize our observations. Yet, because of them we’re often quick to judge a person or an issue without looking deeper. Many people think environmentalists are a bunch of smelly, tree-hugging hypocrites that use their cell phones one moment and decry any type of industrial development [...]

In Search of Lost Time: Essentialism Dangers

The sciences have provided us with a lot of benefits and technologies that improve and stimulate our daily lives. However, the sciences are a double-edged sword that can be wielded with machinations toward certain minorities and socially deviant groups in our society. The study of genetics and the discovery of a “gay” gene is one [...]

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