Exclusive articles:
To my sisters who are killjoys
By
I was told I was a very emotional child while growing up. When something or someone upset me, I argued, and tears shortly followed the argument.
I was soon diagnosed as emotional because I’m a...
Basic income is a band-aid solution
By
Universal basic income (UBI) is the application of the radical, and somewhat devious, idea that citizens, for some reason, deserve to have their basic needs met.
UBI is a measure in which the government makes...
The spectre of fascism haunts hatred of kids
By
I was chatting with some guests at a wedding when a few kids trotted past the table where we were swilling wine. Someone scoffed and bemoaned weddings that don’t ban kids from the guestlist....
Tree planting, or a student’s paradise
By
For most students, summer jobs are a source of income. I’ve been fortunate enough to discover one that is more than just a lucrative paycheque — it doubles as a source of fulfilment.
Just before...
Unleashing the power of AI in universities
By
Imagine waking up to the news that universities want to ban students from using the internet for assignments, asking students to use physical books and primary documents. That won’t happen — we are meant...
A ballad of songbirds, snakes and ingenuity
By
Ever since the trailer for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes came out this April, the world of The Hunger Games — or as some might call it, my own version of the Roman...
A Swiftie spotlight on Shakespearean soliloquy
By
A common question that I hear almost every day as an English major is, “why?”
From discussions with my peers, it’s painfully clear that this experience is not unique to me.
There is a simple truth...
