Québec society crumbling
For the relatively young countries of North America, the province of Québec provides a unique and exotic escape from our traditional, modern surroundings With a European...
Devon Butler
Our parents are people too
While many cultures tend to honour their elders and praise them for their knowledge and experience, contemporary western culture often views our older population as nothing more...
Talking Mental Health: Healthy Relationships
Nearly all of us have observed, or perhaps even experienced, a romantic relationship that didn’t seem right Maybe you’ve had a friend who seemed smothered by her jealous...
WLU Library looking for feedback
Before reading week, the Wilfrid Laurier University Library sent out surveys to students in order to gain knowledge regarding their concerns with the library While these library...
Valentine’s Day expenses are for nothing
It’s that time of year again The time where boyfriends and husbands make gushy gestures in order to somehow express their true, undying love for their significant other by...
Oscars: Amour
The French-foreign film Amour, written and directed by Michael Haneke tells the tale of two retired music teachers, Georges (Jean-Louis Trintignant)and Anne (Emmanuelle Riva)...
Old Hollywood and dead chivalry
On Friday nights I become a cliché Sipping pinot grigio and lustfully losing myself in Jimmy Stewart’s endearing stammer, Cary Grant’s suave compliments and Gene...
Talking Mental Health: Next steps
It’s often relatively easy to start working on a goal The most difficult part however is sticking with it when things get tough How can we maintain our focus and motivation, and...
Taking your foot off the brakes of fear
Since I was 16 I’ve been living with a shameful secret It hasn’t been easy, considering the burden I carry is quite socially unacceptable This has consequently, forced me...
‘Virgin-shaming’ a troubling practice for women’s rights
There is a growing trend with academic critics, media and feminist blogs alike to denounce the traditional patriarchal oppression which “slut-shames” women who are sexually...