Health with Tess: Should talking about porn be less taboo?Behavioural addictions—when people get addicted to activities, not substances—are everywhere. They’re in how often we check our social media, how many hours we play video games, how often we shop online, how much money we spend on gambling, how much we eat, how much time we spend exercising. Any of these in moderation are relatively […] Continue Reading |
First Things First: Take care of yourselfThe topic of health should never be taken lightly, especially when the post-secondary workload is something you’ve never experienced before. You are not a machine, and, despite the career-based mindset of “work hard, play hard,” or “all-nighters are just a part of the job,” or even “sacrifice your health so you die young and stressed […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: A breath of fresh airWhat is it like to feel alone in a room full of people, to suffocate on your own breath as if you gasp for air but each attempt to inhale is so asphyxiating that your eyes begin to water and you momentarily forget your own name? As you lie face-down in a pool filled with […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: The importance of eating and shopping locallyEating local has become somewhat of a phenomenon. In Victoria, we are blessed to be surrounded by an abundance of amazing producers, farmers, growers, and artisanal shops. This not only makes eating local easy but also gives us a vast quantity of choices. In high school, my chef was an advocate of the slow-food movement. […] Continue Reading |
The Periodic Column: A second domesticationSometime between 11,000 and 40,000 years ago, early humans domesticated wolves. There are theories, but, in the end, no one’s quite sure how it happened. One of the most widely accepted of these theories is that wolves followed human groups to scavenge from the carcasses left behind after human hunts. The presence of the wolves […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk?: Overcoming apathyHere we are, team—a year after the #metoo movement began. And I don’t know about y’all, but I am exhausted. How? How are we still having the exact same conversations about sexual consent, victim shaming, and due process as when we started? I mean, really, the only difference is that the issues have become more […] Continue Reading |
Tech Talk: Student tech discountsBetween tuition and textbooks, being a student can cost a lot. But there are some companies offering benefits only to students. It can be their marketing effort trying to entice you to their products early on so you use them after school, but if they are standard in your industry there might be no harm […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Tips for finding jobs after graduationFinding a job after graduation can be one of the greatest challenges for international students. There are many variables—such as deadlines, interviews, emails, resumes, and cover letters—to be taken into consideration. All this needs to be done in a different language and culture, which can be overwhelming for us. So here are some tips for […] Continue Reading |
Health with Tess: Giving mindfulness a shotIf you’re a human being, you’ve experienced stress. If you’re a student, you probably have a menu of stressors we like to call “deadlines,” with a side dish of part-time work and a serving of interpersonal turmoil for dessert. Stress helps us accomplish goals, meet deadlines, and develop as people, but we also need strategies to […] Continue Reading |
The Chopping Block Chronicles: Why are we afraid to cook?The clash of pots and pans; the sound of a steak searing on a scorching hot skillet; the aromas of butter, rosemary, and sage filling the air. This to me is nothing short of divine, the organized chaos that fills my house on a regular basis. Cooking came out of necessity for me, but then […] Continue Reading |
