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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

[Millennials’ Voices] Issue 10: Empowerment through Adversity: Journeys of Self-Discovery in Challenging Times

INTRODUCTION by Kathy Dobson In this special issue, we present a collection of deeply personal essays that share the common theme of self-discovery... More

INTRODUCTION by Kathy Dobson In this special issue, we present a collection of deeply personal essays that share the common theme of self-discovery and empowerment amidst challenging circumstances. In these four articles, we learn about the transformative journeys of four students who grappled with some of life’s biggest challenges, including their own... More

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

A Completely Unremarkable Essay

By Sadie Lourie Weise I resent being a pleasure to have in class. In elementary school, parent-teacher interviews were plagued with this saying. But I always believed it was a sickly sweet, flowery way to say completely unremarkable. For the first ten years... More

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

One of the “lucky” ones: The silent struggle faced by the graduating class of 2023

By Emma Cole The whole thing feels sort of like a dream now. What were once freshly laid floor stickers measured exactly six feet apart are now... More

By Emma Cole The whole thing feels sort of like a dream now. What were once freshly laid floor stickers measured exactly six feet apart are now nothing but scraps of sticky residue, the words “STAY APART” no longer legible. Every once in a while, I’ll see a blue surgical mask abandoned on the... More

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

I was always an anxious person but being locked inside all day sleeping made my anxiety skyrocket

By Jack Drummond Depending on what student you ask you may hear that COVID-19 was a benefit to them and their studies while others may claim it was a... More

By Jack Drummond Depending on what student you ask you may hear that COVID-19 was a benefit to them and their studies while others may claim it was a negative through and through. I sit somewhere in the middle of this spectrum and assume most other students do as well. COVID impacted everyone in... More

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

My Hijab, My Choice

by Mauhiba Mollah Every morning, I stand in front of my closet. I open my dresser drawer. My eyes are met with garments of all manner of colours and fabrics – rectangle clothes of forest green jersey, black satin, teal-blue cotton, and cream chiffon. Each... More