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Psst! Want to write a mature students column for us? Get in touch!   Going back to school after being out of school for a long time can feel really weird. There are familiar feelings of excitement and anticipation of new experiences and people, eagerness and motivation to learn new things. There is also trepidation […]

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Canada’s progressive think tank, recently released a report on the cost of postsecondary education. The report highlights the many issues in the current system. Since 1990, tuition fees have tripled. At the same time, other economic indicators such as inflation and minimum wage rose at a much slower rate. […]

The majority of students use the washrooms on campus without a second thought. However, issues of safety and accessibility affect a number of people who face a variety of challenges within these spaces. For some queers, the lack of gender-neutral spaces can lead to situations in which they may feel intimidated or uncomfortable in using […]

As gamers, we usually have to play the waiting game before getting our hands on a particular title. Sometimes we wait for weeks, even months, but eventually we push the thought of it out of our heads because the anticipation eats us up. Instead we busy ourselves with school, work, or just life itself, and […]

I was hoping to write about another topic this week but in the wake of frosh week here in the colony of Canada we need to be discussing rape culture. Let’s not shy away, as have in other media sources, from the real impact and meaning of the chants that have been peppered throughout the […]