Health and dental plan presented at UMSU meeting
Details of the UMSU health and dental plan by Studentcare was presented at the Sept. 4 UMSU board of directors meeting. Ali Versi, the program…
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The pitfalls of smartphones
The advent of the smartphone, comprising of computing capabilities not originally associated with telephones, undeniably changed the way that humans operate and interact. In 1994,…
Journeying into school psychology
Janine Newton Montgomery’s journey into school psychology began as a kindergarten teacher. When her role teaching students to read led her to cross paths with…
Reconnecting families through storytelling
To a young child, picture books can instill a lifelong love of reading. But for many families, the incarceration of a parent can interfere with…
Back-to-school tunes for the 2024-25 academic year
The start of a school year is an excellent time to listen to new music. This is, of course, because every day of the year…
The realities of climate change
The State of Global Climate report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirms that 2023 was the hottest year in documented history. 2024 is predicted…
The “right side of history” does not yet exist
Shortly before the Nazi invasion of France forced him to flee Paris in May 1940, the German-Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote a harrowing essay that…
TikTok and the Kamala campaign: The intersection of pop culture and politics
Since President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, the Kamala Harris presidency campaign has made waves on the popular app TikTok. KamalaHQ, the…
Island Falls is real and we all live there
Hoping to do some light reading at Folk Fest, I brought Island Falls along with me. Though I finished it over the course of an…
Nationwide study explores the experiences of 2SLGBTQ+ Canadians facing poverty
Pride season in Canada, held from June to September, is a time of celebration for the 2SLGBTQ+ community and those who love them. Pride involves…