Push through your own limits
Sometimes I ask myself why I haven’t done anything, or at least any of the things that I planned to do I was going to get in shape, finish writing that novel and generally...
Leah De Jong
The value of teaching
My professors are smart people I respect their PhDs and acknowledge the years of work they’ve put in I accept that their knowledge is valuable and I believe that it is important...
Social media: we’re doing it wrong
A helicopter landed on Alumni field at Wilfrid Laurier University and I had the privilege of prime seating from the third floor science building As you’d expect, a crowd...
Interpreting failure and success
Failure: lower than 50 per cent on the course, lower than 50 per cent on the final, an inability to complete course assignments, lower than 50 per cent on the lab component,...
Renaissance 2.0
People move If there’s one thing to learn from history class it’s that people move en mass from one place to another Europeans got on boats and sailed away Romans conquered...
Write your own story
Everyone loves a good story Whether they read a book, watch a movie, see a play or simply hear the tale, stories are everywhere They cross cultures and break barriers and the...
Bringing games to the real world
What if life were a video game A world where the path was clearly marked, ‘leveling up’ resulted in fireworks, respawning was an option and bonuses could be unlocked The...
Summer jobs pay off
Despite the snow on the ground and the nip in the air, this is the time to begin looking for summer employment, especially if you’re looking for something beyond the...
Re-discovering the wonder of the everyday
The world is short on wonder The irony is that the world has never been more full of things to wonder at In the last year alone scientists developed actual Spiderman...
Bachelor’s degree not for everyone
Everyone should have the opportunity to go to university, but not everyone should feel they have to More often than not, a bachelor’s degree is obtained merely for the...
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