
When the iPod launched in 2001, it wasnโt just another MP3 player, it felt like a cultural awakening. Apple offered not simply a hardware device, but a…

The first real winter I experienced in Canada felt less like a season and more like a character assessment – one I definitely did not sign up for. Nobody warns you that the cold in Waterloo doesnโt just โhit differentโ; it hits through your jacket, your jeans, your ambitions, and sometimes your will to live. But after a few years of slipping on black ice, missing buses because Google Maps lied, and slowly learning the exact art of layering without looking like a walking laundry basket, I have finally gathered enough wisdom to share. Consider this a winter guide made by someone whoโs actually draggedthemselves across an icy campus at 8 a.m., not the Pinterest version of winter. Mastering winter starts with accepting that warmth will always beat aesthetics. My ๏ฌrst-year self-thought she could survive with a cute jacket from Zara. She could not. Eventually, I learned that real winter requires layers; the kind you never see in TikTokโs. A good hoodie is the emotional support system;and a bulky puffer jacket, even if it makes you look like youโre smuggling ๏ฌve sweaters underneath, is the only thing that stands between you and becomes a frozen campus statue. Walking to class becomes a daily battle of should I, or I shouldnโt I? Some days, the cold is…

In our culture, Christmas celebration seems to be a time of festive decadence, splurging on shopping, decorations, and treatsโฏโ the entire Home Alone package. Yet, our corporate culture is partly responsible for crafting such an impression. Holiday films and…

Exam season in the dead of winter can feel like a perfect stormโnot only is the work piling up, but the days are getting shorter. You might walk out of a 2:30 to 5:30 class and realize the sun has already…

What makes the holiday season feel magical? The festive atmosphere? Time with family? A big Christmas meal? For many children, December is full of…

December has always been a month of contrasts. It arrives quietly, on the heels of a long semester, yet brings with it some of…

The first few months of university are one of the stressful times for students. Whether itโs getting back into routine, joining clubs, meeting new…

The title character of this song, Ophelia from Hamlet, is mischaracterized in the lyrics of the track The song Fate of Ophelia, written by…

Their coffee price has risen by roughly 1.5 per cent, marking its first price adjustment since 2022 Tim Hortons has increased its coffee prices…

What happens to critical thinking when we outsource the very process that cultivates it? AI is a slippery slope. Over the past half-decade, Generative…

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