Health with Tess: Stretch it outYou know that hunchy, achy feeling right between your shoulder blades and up into your neck? Some people call it “texting neck” but I think it can be equally named “Instagram neck” or “Candy Crush neck.” Too much time slouching over our phones is bad for our posture, impacting our organs, body language, and causing […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: The dark side of the restaurant industry (part one)There really wasn’t much in the way of restaurants in my small town, so my first taste of the cooking world came from working at one of the local pubs. At the age of 13, I was working weekends scrubbing pots and pans and occasionally filling in on the line during busy brunch services. It […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: Reflecting on a year of rants, raves, and fuckboysA year ago I pitched the idea of Let’s Talk?, a column about women’s issues, to our managing editor, Greg Pratt. For some reason (which I’m sure he frequently regrets), he graciously allowed me the space to fight for equality. What I had originally intended to be a hard-hitting column about the injustices women face […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Monotony-induced paralysisSlipping without squeezing—and dying without living. Hearts beat without your consent, planets continue to spin without your knowledge, and the McPeople populating this giant value meal will never remember your name. So why, then, am I still watering this plant? If it all ends, and you’re not invited to the reopening, should the day matter? […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Whole-animal butchery reconsideredIn last issue, I talked about the horrendous amount of food we as Canadians are producing and wasting every year. However, I’m not the type that likes to rant about an issue without providing some sort of solution. But this time I don’t have to provide a solution; it’s out there, it just means getting […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: Help! I have no social life!At first, I thought it would be funny to just end this column with one line right here, maybe say, “This is a legitimate cry for help” or something, but that would be “unprofessional” and “worrisome.” We all love that self-deprecating humor, right? The unfortunate thing is that humans are social creatures, and our brains […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: SmileI recently discovered a book that gives suggestions for 365 days of social media prompts. I opened the book and flipped to an arbitrary day: February 13. On this page, the suggested post was something acknowledging that women smile 62 times a day while men only smile eight. It then went on to remind men […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Take a technological breakHow is your relationship with your phone? It’s a loaded question, but that makes it all the more important. This has been a common topic of conversation in my Communication and Technology class, especially after we were assigned to track our digital technology use over the course of 24 hours. I made the gross discovery […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk: The real meaning of Valentine’s DayIt’s coming, and it’s inevitable—like grey hairs or the apocalypse, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Now, I’m not going to dump on people who are into the holiday, nor am I going to defend that the reason it’s pointless is because it’s a greeting-card company holiday made to pump money into the economy after the […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: How to feel like a human beingKnow what’s cool about college? No one tells you what to do. You have all that free time between classes to do whatever you want (and to work on your assignments). Some days you might have only one class, or none! Think of all that time (to do assignments) you can personalize! How will you […] Continue Reading |
