December 25th brings the culmination of the Holiday season: the annual gift exchange.  All the hard work of shopping and planning climaxes with this big moment; like a final exam we have expectations we hope to fulfil and anxieties we must allay.  The idea, of course, is: You will get a sentimental feeling when you… Read more »

A friend wanted to get into med school.  But to do so, she needed extracurriculars:  work, volunteer experience, ou name it.  Plus, she needed to take a full course load with top grades.  So, she worked part-time while tackling umpteen challenges.  Worse, she had a chronic disease.  Despite setbacks and demands, she ploughed through. Like… Read more »

I have always held the conceit that I’m not a particularly materialistic soul.  Although I’m lucky enough to be gainfully employed, live in a small, old house, with no garage, in a very humble neighbourhood.  It’s much more nondescript than the suburban palaces, with attached two- or three-car garages, that many of my colleagues roll… Read more »

My uncle had a heart attack.  Now, he sleeps all the time, eats fast food, and smokes. When you’d mention his daughter, who died in her twenties, he’d burst into tears wailing the words, “I miss her so bad,” and begging you to never mention her name.  So, on top of smoking and fast food,… Read more »

CRJS 360 (The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour) is a three-credit Criminal Justice Studies course that is designed to introduce students to the psychological variables that are believed to justify criminal behavior to the criminals. Students who are intending to work in fields such as law enforcement, institutional or community corrections, and public or private security… Read more »

Dear Barb: My mom is having Christmas dinner this year and all my siblings are coming home with their partners—a good thing, for the most part.  My oldest brother and his wife are even coming home from Europe; no one in the family has seen them for two years.  The problem is, just before they… Read more »

We can get stuck in routines, even find comfort in their consistencies.  We become comfortable and complacent in these daily routines that seem to be working for us.  And, while there isn’t anything wrong with having a routine, it can help us stay organized and motivated, sometimes we don’t realize just how stuck in it… Read more »

For me, the end of the year always brings about some deep self-reflection.  I like to glance back at the year and consider the major changes, the obstacles, the struggles, and the successes that helped me grow as an individual.  Specifically, I related back to some of the worthwhile tools that helped me in a… Read more »

Are physicists quacks? Physicists’ theories should boil down to observations and measurements, right? The scientific method.  But wait, “There is as of yet no observational experimental evidence for many of the concepts of contemporary theoretical physics, such as super-symmetric particles, superstrings, the multiverse, the universe as information, the holographic principle …. For some of the… Read more »

GEOG 200 / GLST 200 (World Regional Geography) is a three-credit junior-level Geography course that is designed to provide students with an introduction to the major modern geographical regions.  More specifically, this course examines Europe; Russia; North, Central, and South America; Sub-saharan Africa; North Africa and Southwest Asia; South Asia; East Asia; Southeast Asia; and… Read more »