Opinion
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More Than Just Bread and Circuses? The Case for Sports Relevancy
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Whenever major sporting events roll around, such as the Olympics or FIFA, the same snarky remarks emerge. While fans and sports media alike are spending
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“Eat the Rich Before the Rich Eat Us”
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“Eat the Rich” a well renowned metaphor originating from the French Revolution, is a blunt, populist shorthand phrase to express anger at extreme wealth, inequality, and the impunity of the elites. It is about accountability. It encapsulates the idea that a tiny group hoards obscene power while the consequences of their action are paid for by everyone else. Over time, the phrase has evolved into a meme, a punchline – a way to gesture at class rage
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Economic Anxiety and the Appeal of Communism on Campus
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Many students in Waterloo have noticed the bright red stickers and posters plastered around the Laurier campus, displaying graphics ranging from Luigi Mangione to anti-Capitalist rhetoric both in and outside academic buildings. While the nature of these stickers and posters may vary, they all function as recruitment tools
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Why Daylight-Saving Drains Students Most
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In university there are often jokes about exhaustion. All-nighters are normalized; coffee is a personality trait, and students often say, “I will sleep when I am done,” and it feels like an unofficial motto. However, when the time comes
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Introduction to Being an Adult (Almost)
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When I started university, I thought I had chosen a major. Like most students, I imagined the next few years as a clear path toward a career; classes, internships, graduation, and then some version of “real life.” What I didn’t realize was that alongside whatever degree I picked, I was also quietly signing up for something else: an introduction to adulthood that no one formally explains. University is often described as preparation for the future, but a lot of what you learn has very little to do with lectures or assignments. Instead, it shows up in smaller, less noticeable ways; learning how to manage your time when no one is checking on you, figuring out how to make decisions on your own, and trying to build a life that feels stable even when everything still feels temporary. One of the first places this becomes obvious is when you start thinking about internships and the future. There’s a point where conversations with friends start including words like “experience,” “applications,” and “next steps.” You refresh your email
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Would You Let a Machine ‘Think’ For You?
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Chatbots could cause humanity’s doom. Not necessarily through violence, but through the slow death of human thought. These systems are reshaping how people approach even the simplest decisions.
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International Women’s Day: A Personal Reflection on Strength and Change
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Every year on March 8, the world celebrates International Women’s Day. For many, it is a day of social media tributes, floral gestures, and
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Make Love a Habit, Not a Holiday
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Feb. 14 is a day many people love, but also quietly despise. Personally, I love this day as I think of pink and red, heart-shaped everything, themed candy and overall, just a cute holiday. However, besides the cute decorations and Pinterest boards, I have
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Boredom: The Creative Habit We Forgot
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Boredom is something that everyone has experienced, yet despite being a worldwide occurrence, nobody talks about it seriously. Most people brand boredom as unpleasant, useless
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AI Suspicion Shapes Student Writing Habits at Laurier University
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As the winter 2026 semester began, many Laurier students received their syllabi and saw their professors’ stances on AI use in the classroom. Some say AI
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