Sunday, February 21, 2021

Bread and Butter, but at What Cost? – A Glimpse Into the Indian Farmers’ Protest Movement

By Keya Shirali At the time I began synthesizing my research for writing up this article about some of the media attention and government retaliation the Indian farmers’ protest movement has garnered, it was still mid-December 2020. Now in the midst of February 2021, there has been an influx of rapidly developing information and... More

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

The Hardest Challenge for International Students? Finding Employment in Canada During a Global Pandemic

By Jiaming Pan   Are you stressed? Self-doubting? Anxious? To all the international students, new graduates, and people who are looking for a job during the pandemic: All your efforts will pay off in the end. It has been over three years since I first came to this beautiful land – Canada. About three... More

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Podcast: Pandemic Personally

Listen to the first episode of the new podcast Pandemic Personally, in which Aidan Battley meets with people who tell unique and unconventional stories to inspire us in the middle of a pandemic.   Click to listen to “Pandemic Personally”:  Aidan Battley is a fourth-year Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies student at... More

Friday, January 15, 2021

Same Storm, Different Boats: COVID-19 and Indigenous Communities

By Molly Dawe   When the pandemic first began, many were quick to remark that we’re all in the same boat, that we’re all in this together. Though the intent of these notions may be in the right place, their impact surely isn’t. Saying that we are all in the same boat dismisses the... More

Monday, November 16, 2020

“COVID-19 has removed the national boundaries: No matter if you are Chinese or Canadian, the virus treats everyone equally”

By Rui Wang Since the coronavirus hit Canada, the education system is experiencing a large-scale transformation, from in-class to online learning. COVID-19 has also transformed the student experience, from how we play, to how we learn. Everyone is forced to keep social distance by self-isolating at home. As the university closed the physical... More

Sunday, October 4, 2020

The Not-So-Intersectional Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By Molly Dawe While most folks seem eager to sing praise about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I think we need to temper our uncritical love and admiration with a few historical truths about our feminist icon. Have we already forgotten that she called Colin Kaepernick’s protest “dumb and disrespectful” or that she voted in favor... More

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