Fitting in nowhere
Why is it so difficult for me to start things? Am I a failure? I have always grappled with these questions, and they haunt me…
Teegan Gillich
Minimalism vs. maximalism
My house is littered with trinkets and knick-knacks that seem to seep out from every corner and crevice. One may call my home cluttered, but…
Women claim crisis, not victory, on The Diplomat
Few television shows right now feel as sharp and addictive as The Diplomat. With the arrival of its third season, the series continues to deepen…
No Kings protests sweep the U.S.
As Republicans try to minimize the effect of the No Kings protests, I find myself thinking more about the power people have in numbers. The…
Horror is the most honest genre
Stories — films especially — are hyperbolic extensions of the things we experience in everyday life. They enlarge the feelings we experience like love, fear,…
Mark Carney wants the grade, not the work
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s last-minute decision to attend the Gaza peace summit in Egypt was the diplomatic equivalent of the group project member who shows…
Emotional buffers
In an effort to milk every penny out of my tuition, this semester I have committed myself to fully engaging with all the material presented…
The theory of minerals
Frank Hawthorne, distinguished professor emeritus in the department of earth sciences at the U of M, has spent his career studying how atoms arrange themselves…
From code to crop
Machine learning is helping Manitoba farmers combat one of the most serious threats to wheat production. Christopher Henry, an associate professor in the department of…
Cartwheeling forward
Throughout the school year, I have learned one thing, and that’s the ability to adapt. This school year has been full of changes for me,…