The need for community and care
Growing up in Manitoba as a queer mixed Japanese Canadian, I cannot overstress the importance of maintaining safe and inclusive communities. After emerging from COVID-19…
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The art of appreciating bad art
Art, like any creative endeavour, does not exist in a vacuum. There is always a context and meaning behind what it represents. However, sometimes it’s…
Liberals must reckon with Trudeau’s tenure
Across different media outlets, the news paints a dire picture for the prime minister. However, this position should not spell the end of the Liberal…
Who gets to dictate new speech?
Fashion can be a funny thing. Some people seem able to spot style trends and are the earliest adopters of what is new. Others wait…
There is solidarity in poverty at university
The experiences I’ve carried with me from a life in and out of various states of poverty were ones I frequently felt alienated by. I…
Re: Re: U of M Prof’s concerns regarding nursing student suspension
I am writing in response to Haskel Greenfield’s Dec. 18 letter, which was a response to Ben Baader’s Dec. 5 letter in support of suspended…
How BookTube influences reading choices
Every new year, I set a reading goal for myself and spend the rest of the year trying to live up to January Lakshmi’s expectations….
A race-conscious critique of The Lord of the Rings films
Over the break I had a movie marathon of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings films. I ended up watching the franchise four times…
Let’s abolish the Senate already
Canada is technically a constitutional monarchy, but the king is more like a figurehead, and really, is not that important in the grand scheme of…
Video game workers need to further unionize in 2024
2023 was great for gamers. An incredible amount of fantastic new video games were released, like Baldur’s Gate 3, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of…