Who taught you to be so negative? Where did you learn to say, “You can’t, you will look like an idiot, don’t even bother”? I ask this of myself frequently. Time and time again, I let a potential job opportunity slip away, or watch the shadows change on my wall, the night easing into morning… Read more »
Do you ever feel like when you submit an assignment for marking, you’re playing roulette? Occasionally, the results seem random, just like the spin of a wheel. Most of the time, assignment marks seem to be reasonably accurate assessments. But once in a while, I wonder if the marker just pulled a random number out… Read more »
Recently, it was announced that the NDP government of Alberta has decided that tuition at Alberta’s post-secondary institutions will remain frozen this year, and also expects universities to not raise any of the mandatory fees that they typically require. The government promises to backfill funding to make up for what the allowed increases in tuition… Read more »
The entire fall and winter season highlights the importance of pumpkins. Whether it’s pumpkin carving, pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin pies, or more, we savour the king of squashes not only for its bright colors and delicious pulp but also for its nutrient content. Pumpkin is a specially cultivated member of the gourd family, abundant in… Read more »
I got my first brown box in the mail in a year and a half; it is intimidating and exciting. By the end of my bachelor’s degree, I had the layout of essays down pat, and formatting became second nature. But, now I am out of practice and looking at this stack of books has… Read more »
Today, Prime Minister Trudeau apologized to the survivors of the residential school system in Newfoundland and Labrador. This is part of a $50 million settlement reached between the government of Canada and those survivors. Lately, I’ve started to see people start to refer to Mr. Trudeau as “The Sorry Prime Minister”, others joke that he’s… Read more »
This will be coming out after the winner of the 2017 Scotia Giller Prize has been announced. For the record, I am hoping for I am a Truck by Michelle Winters. I am rooting for her for many reasons, including it being a wonderful read. But also because it stands for a lot—it is an… Read more »
Surrounding yourself with people who are doing what you aspire to do is a worthwhile endeavour on the path towards success. I didn’t give much thought about why I admired certain individuals and felt negatively toward others until I came across a book that suggested writing down all the people you looked up to—whether famous,… Read more »
Equilibrium is a thriller tech-noir directed by Kurt Wimmer starring Christian Bale, Sean Bean, and Emilie Watson. The film is derived from George Orwell’s classic 1984, with a story that centres on a utopic society ruled by a leader who claims all emotion and feeling as cause for an inevitable third world war to end… Read more »
