Change in perspective
The term wanderlust is defined in the Oxford Dictionaries as “the strong desire to travel,” but I feel as though it is more than just…
Features
Lotus-eater vibes
It goes without saying that British Columbia is rotten with hippies. Especially in summer, when the gentle people travel from many provinces and countries to…
We are all tourists
Pedestrians pour over the perfectly manicured grass and onto the street, obstructing the cars attempting to drive by. Everyone seems to move at a glacial…
City girl gone bush
It’s been just over one month since my return from a five-week placement at a boreal garden working with the Grow North Corporation in Leaf…
One student tells all
With so many new things to do, see, eat, and experience, travelling can be exhilarating. The University of Manitoba Icelandic Field School was unique because…
Introduction to the shitty feature
Defecation is something that everyone deals with. Although we don’t often talk about it, it plays a role in every person’s day-to-day life. We use…
Winnipeg’s dilution dilemma
Along with the swift arrival of spring comes Winnipeggers’ worries about sewer overflow. Overflows occur when, during heavy rainfalls or rapid snowmelt, drainage exceeds the…
A brief history of the toilet
For much of the Western world, the toilet is a modern convenience taken for granted on a day-to-day basis. Modern plumbing, water treatment, and sewage…
The toilet wars
There was a brief period, from the late 1990s to the early 2000s, when Canada was a major supplier of bootleg toilets to the United…
Inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome
Feces aren’t something everyone is readily willing to talk about. But everybody poops – varying in frequency, degree, and form. Chronic bowel diseases and disorders…