Calculated Thought: Analyzing the 2018 budgetThe NDP government recently unveiled the 2018 budget, spearheaded by finance minister Carole James. The news was met with both cheers and jeers, as the Dippers laid out a plan to help ease the housing crisis and make living more affordable in British Columbia. Most newsworthy for students might be the $450-million earmarked for new […] Continue Reading |
Write to Rise: Getting started in five stepsCongratulations on your big decision to write for publication. Sometimes when we commit to a huge goal for ourselves, the next stage is “being overwhelmed.” Let this process be easy; bite-sized actions will get you to your publishing dream. Starting can be the first block we stumble upon. It’s okay. Just breathe. This article will […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Battle royales and the future of spectatingThere is no contest: battle royale (BR) games are the most popular genre of video games on the market right now. Breakout hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) exploded onto the market and shook up how game development companies approach their games. Following the success of PUBG, Fortnite’s free-to-play battle royale mode was released and has since […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: What exactly is a co-op?Many students talk about whether or not to do a co-op placement, but do you know what “co-op” even stands for? Present in several courses, co-operative education makes the student put into practice in a work environment what they’ve learned in the classroom. It’s important to mention that it is not a job placement. The […] Continue Reading |
The Bi-weekly Gamer: Vainglory hits milestone in mobile gaming with new releaseThe time has finally come for Vainglory. The game’s long awaited 5v5 mode arrived on February 12, and with it came huge changes to the mobile esports and gaming community. The new mode boasts some of the most highly technological achievements so far reached on mobile devices, including proper coding of “fog of war,” an […] Continue Reading |
Mind Matters: Cyberbullying must be stoppedOn Wednesday, February 28, we’ll find ourselves in a sea of flamingo-coloured T-shirts during Pink Shirt Day. This annual event is aimed at raising awareness and ending bullying, with the focus this year being on cyberbullying. Cyberbullying can include sharing personal photographs or videos without consent, creating false accounts with someone else’s identity, or posting […] Continue Reading |
Calculated Thought: The economic danceAfter repeatedly topping record highs this year, a major stock market index took a 2.5 percent dive on February 2; it was the biggest decline in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since Brexit. Then, the following Monday, investors saw the Dow’s largest drop, points-wise, it had ever seen in a single day. Canadian stocks slumped […] Continue Reading |
Write to Rise: The journey of thickening skinDeveloping resilience as a writer is a personal journey. You can’t develop resiliency if you don’t start somewhere. This is an important part of your journey for success as a writer. I think of this stage as “getting dirty” and “making a mess” of things. When you were learning how to cook, your kitchen was […] Continue Reading |
Unpacking the Bags: Be proud of grammatical errors“Your problem is that you’re still thinking in Portuguese.” I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard this phrase in my day-to-day life. It’s common for us international students to hear that our grammar and pronunciation mistakes are the fault of habits that we’ve picked up from speaking our native language. But I don’t […] Continue Reading |
Write to Rise: Why write? Why now?Write to Rise is a new column that aims to inspire students to start writing. An overused but extraordinary leadership quote that I’ve learned to live by is Stephen Covey’s “Begin with the end in mind.” This quote can be applied to everything you do, especially writing for career advancement. Whether graduation is on the […] Continue Reading |
