Capitalism doesn’t support enduring friendships
Friendship is a deeply social process. bell hooks writes in All About Love, “friendship is the place in which a great majority of us have…
Teegan Gillich
There is a difference between freedom and safety at the U of M
In the last few months, multiple articles and letters to the editor in the Manitoban have discussed the meaning and limitations of freedom of speech…
Words mean things
In the Manitoban office, scrawled with red EXPO marker upon a gigantic white board, looms a very important clause: “Words mean things.” From this, I…
Notting Hill can spread love straight from the heart
Love has never been a complicated idea for me. I grew up watching my parents fall in love every day. I watched them sing old…
A life spent together is better
Life is difficult, it is for most people, but I have always struggled to stay positive and I am seldom content. Yet, when I sit…
Contraceptive realities are pregnant with inequalities
It was a random Tuesday in primary six when the head teacher, Mrs. Joy, had split the entire school in half. Girls headed to the…
What Indigenous knowledges can teach us about love
Elder Norman Meade, one of U of M’s Elders-in-residence, said that of the seven sacred teachings, “love may be the most sacred.” Meade explained the…
A digital love affair
In emerging technologies, discussions surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) often touch on its potential applications in intimate and sexual contexts. For some, it may simply be…
Friends to lovers, romantic bonds founded on friendship
About two-thirds of people in a romantic relationship were friends with their significant other before initiating a romantic partnership. Among those under the age of…
In service of struggle, break the academic hush on Israel and Palestine
I (DeFehr) have fond childhood memories of an elementary school teacher quieting her classroom saying, “a hush fell over the room.” All her students would…