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“Less is more.” It’s a phrase we hear tossed around for everything from corporate slogans to lifestyle choices. The statement is overused for good reason: because it’s true. As students, we have an omnipresent balance of packed academic calendars, work, and life itself. This isn’t all that natural, and it certainly is overwhelming for our […]

Nine years ago, I had my first serious “big girl panties” moment: that moment when, in a fight-or-flight situation, you choose to fight, where you understand the world doesn’t revolve around your snowflakey idiosyncrasies.  There comes a time when you realize sometimes shitty things happen to good people. You have a choice to disintegrate or, […]

Only an international student knows the tension that surrounds visas. There are so many details involved that the worry about your visa does not end when your passport with the authorization to enter into Canada arrives. To stay legal in this country, we need to be well informed about the number of hours we can […]

There’s a concept that’s catching more attention in recent years that we need to talk about: the universal basic income. It’s a social welfare concept that isn’t exactly new and is having a comeback. It’s time students join this re-emerging conversation.  For those who may not know, a basic income—commonly known as a universal or […]

Have you ever imagined that you could communicate with other people using only your mind? And that, by doing so, you could have all the things you’ve ever desired? Well, if you had telepathy, chances are it wouldn’t help you communicate better; you would just hear inner monologues about nonsense. The majority of sci-fi films […]