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We are all living a slightly different pandemic. Being a writer and a student means I’ve scarcely left my apartment for anything other than groceries or walks for almost a year. And that does funny things to me. I wake up five or six times a night, never sleeping for more than an hour or […]

All throughout 2020 there were many hurdles for students to face. One of the major hurdles our college community is dealing with is the transition from in-person classes to online classes. Although most of us have gotten used to this, this rigorous transition has its ups and downs. Let’s start with some of the ups: […]

“COVID brain” is a real thing: some people with COVID-19 report a brain fog for months after their diagnosis. So it’s not exactly correct to use that phrase to describe what I’m currently experiencing. Let’s call it “isolation fog.” In the last couple weeks in particular, I’ve noticed pants and sweaters fit a little looser; […]

The prospect of another term of isolation is… daunting, to say the least, and—to land somewhere between dramatic and realistic—downright depressing. It’s January, so it’s always dark and raining these days, so is there anything better to do than reheat the coffee, put on a warm sweater, and take a bunch of classes? Seems simple […]

“This is it. This is the year things get really great!” I can still hear my friend’s words from last year’s NYE party, as he yelled them into my ear over the pulsing trance music and the noise of the crowd. I remember agreeing, feeling deeply in my bones that something big was coming—something exciting! […]

Bad news: Our January 8, 1996 issue featured a duo of grim headlines on the front page: “Apprentice programs expect severe cut-backs” and “Federal funding restrictions cut education to the bone.” The latter featured a particularly dour photo of a student forking over money while a buzzsaw approached their arms. Ugh, and we thought 2020 […]

2020 has passed: there are three words I honestly didn’t think I’d ever say. In some ways, it feels like the year lasted a decade; in others, it feels more like one blurry clump of nothingness. It was a long one, a dark one, and a lonely one any way you slice it. But, if […]

Normally, New Year’s is a highly festive time of year. It’s a holiday where students gather to bring in a new year and to celebrate all of the accomplishments the previous year brought with it. New Year’s is an incredibly important tradition for our society, especially this year. Yes, COVID-19 is still here, we’re smack […]

Goodbye 2020, and hello 2021! The past 12 months really threw a lot at us. There were bushfires in Australia, murder hornets in BC, Black Lives Matter protests across North America, and a worldwide pandemic. With such a whirlwind year finally behind us, I think many people are breathing out a huge sigh of relief. […]

It’s sunny as I write this, on Monday—at least there’s that. Of course, by the time anyone reads this on Wednesday, it probably won’t be. That’s Victoria (in December, no less) for you. This time of year is hard, partially because we don’t get enough sunlight, which is one of the main natural ways to […]