Let’s Talk?: Time to put on the big girl pantiesNine 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, […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Visas, permits, and a lot of tensionOnly 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 […] Continue Reading |
House of Columns: Universal basic income basicsThere’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 […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Exploring telepathyHave 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 […] Continue Reading |
Communication Error: Understanding media literacyMedia literacy is perhaps one of the most important skills to have in today’s culture, but few people are even aware of what media literacy is, much less how to use it. In short, to be media literate is to evaluate and think critically about the media we consume. First off, “media” encompasses more than […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk?: No, I will not bake you cookiesA few weeks ago, I was sitting at my desk at Nexus, deep in writing mode, when the fire alarm went off. It decimated my concentration and sent a steady, deafening ring blasting through Richmond House. After about 30 seconds of trying to ignore it, I turned to student editor Adam Marsh and hypothesized with […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: One step back, two steps forwardMoving to another country requires several adaptations that we could call setbacks. Besides facing the difficulty of daily communication, we students need to adapt to a new job market that will require us to start over. Being a newcomer in search of work is one of the major difficulties in the life of a young […] Continue Reading |
Getting There Together: The ultimate response of e-skateboardsNorth American society revolves around the car, but that never made sense. If we recognize and decry the gross waste of energy in hauling around a ton of metal wherever we go, then a skateboard is the ultimate response: four wheels and a small platform to stand on, which is even less weight than a […] Continue Reading |
House of Columns: Students should support proportional representationAs many students may be aware, BC will be holding a referendum this fall on changing the electoral system. The system currently in use, first past the post, while simple, is outdated and highly unreflective of the overall choice voters make. In a single riding today, a candidate simply needs to receive the most votes—not […] Continue Reading |
Let’s Talk?: Can I say no?Understanding the concept of consent should not be that difficult. Anything other than an uninfluenced, unpressured, clearly vocalized “yes” means “no.” So why did it just take multiple minutes of me staring at my computer screen, taking an opinion poll of my friends, and looking up a dictionary definition for me to define “consent”? While […] Continue Reading |
