Masks and clean air can help protect our community
This past month marked three years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Most public health restrictions have ended, and most governments are…
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Students deserve better than Aramark
I write about food in the Manitoban’s Arts & Culture section. I like sharing good food with others. Knowing that so many people are involved…
Study abroad and thank yourself
In late April 2022, I submitted a last-minute application to study abroad. Today, I write from my dorm room desk in Belgium. I was longing…
Kanye’s post is just a Band-Aid
Back in October and November of 2022, I wrote a couple of articles about well-known musician and influencer Kanye West, legally known as Ye. In…
Stop mislabelling in politics
If you follow politics, even on a surface level, you have probably seen someone attack a political figure such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau or…
Insecurity should not be a universal currency
The beauty industry profits from creating a culture of insecurity and dissatisfaction with our appearance, so that it can continue to exploit people’s insecurities by…
Zero-sum politics hurts everyone
Shortly before the special board meeting to discuss the recent University of Manitoba Students’ Union (UMSU) elections on March 30, a student asked me how…
Support for Palestine is crucial
Ongoing conflicts in occupied Palestine beg the question of whether it is a fair two-sided conflict when Palestine and the Palestinian people have always gotten…
Using the loopholes in our DNA
My mom said that every parent’s worst fear is what happened to three-year-old Madeleine McCann in 2007 when she disappeared from her family’s accommodations while…
Putting people above politics
The misinformation and disinformation that spreads as often as it does within the sphere of student governance draws from the juxtaposition of two age-old sayings…