With the provincial election right around the corner, the fate of our province and its leadership will be placed in the hands of the Ontarians who actually show up to the voting polls on June 7 — and that can be a daunting thought. According to the Toronto Star, Ontario’s election turnouts are at an all time low — with […]
The systematic gendering of our world is apparent in our daily lives and own living spaces. There are those who strive to deconstruct the binary and those who reinforce it. When looking for a new rug for my bedroom, I was searching for a simple grey and white area rug on Wayfair.ca. I went through the specifications of each rug […]
“Can you imagine what would have happened if those girls had only given those guys a chance?” Speaking in regard to the recent Santa Fe school shooting and the van attack in Toronto, a female co-worker of my friend asked her this question while they were on a shift together. Both cases are allegedly connected to the respective attackers being […]
The Met Gala is an annual fundraising event, with all of the proceeds benefiting the Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year’s Met Gala theme has sparked a lot of controversy over it’s “Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination” theme, with critics saying it is an example of cultural appropriation. Let’s be […]
The general consensus with all of my peers, as well as myself, is that third year really sucked. Not to scare you too much, but whoever said that the jump from first to second year was the worst was a serious liar and it’s definitely way harder going from second to third year. Maybe it was the expectations we’d built […]
As The Cord gears up for a new year, I can’t help but feel both reflective and excited for the upcoming year. Looking back at this year and thinking about how some of the campus controversy began and developed throughout the winter term, as a student and reporter, it still feels surreal, in a way, that the free speech controversy […]
On Friday, season twelve of the Canadian classic comedy Trailer Park Boys was released on Netflix. The show follows the adventures of Ricky, Julian and Bubbles who live in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. Since its premiere in 2001, the show has made twelve seasons, three feature films and a handful of TV and Netflix specials. […]
Before I start, here is a little background: I lived in India for 18 years before I moved to Canada. To say these two cultures are different would be an understatement. It’s a completely different world. Coming to university is a unique experience where you are completely on your own, surrounded by thousands of people you don’t know. Also, […]
For the past few weeks, I’ve seen articles and various social media posts debating whether or not the film Love, Simon is a necessity. Titles such as “Do we need Love, Simon?” or “Do teens need gay films?” are scattered across my social media timeline. I’ve seen countless cis-gendered intellectuals discuss whether or not the film is necessary. Love, Simon […]
As finals quickly approach, I find myself in a daze of reflection. One year ago today, I was merely a graduating senior trying to prepare myself for an unprecedented series of events. No degree of survival guides or pro-tips could have provided me the tool-belt that’s essential in making it out of university unscathed — this resilience is all on […]
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