Friday, March 29, 2024

2013 Canada Reads Winner: February by Lisa Moore

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The 2013 Canada Reads winner has been announced as February, by Lisa Moore. February has been described as “an incredible portrait of grief and difficulty moving on” and is set in the perspective of Helen O’Mara, a character who loses her husband on the...

Artist Spotlight: Sarah Slean

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Sarah Slean recently performed at the Imperial Theatre with an orchestral string section to showcase her talents. Slean is a unique artist from Ontario with a wide range of skills, including painting, writing, acting and of course her music. Over the last 15 years of...

Ask a Counsellor: How to get parents “off your case”

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My whole life, my parents have really encouraged me to go into business as a Slow Breather for Breathing-impaired Stalkers. But now that I’ve started the program, I’m not so sure – and yet they are still pressuring me! What do I do to...

Bean Salad: Fresh, delicious and healthy

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Recently I went over to my parent’s house and before I left, my mom put together a bag of goodies for me. She usually does this as she knows how busy I am and I don’t always have time to cook.  In the bag...

COMMON CAUSES ~ WHO WE ARE ~ WHAT’S AT STAKE

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Common Causes is an assembly of social movements dedicated to defending democracy, social justice, the environment and human rights in the face of an all-out assault by the Harper government.  On September 13, 2012, 47 diverse regional and national organizations came together to share...

“Like Skyrim with guns”…But Not Really: Far Cry 3, A Review

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The marketing team at Ubisoft must be big fans of Bethesda, because I can’t see any logical reason why they would advertise Far Cry 3 as “Like Skyrim with guns.” Even Machinima’s Adam Kovic, who originally said the phrase in an interview at gamescom,...

Campus to the Tune of Lackluster Holiday Lull

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I suppose walking through these halls I’m not shocked by their emptiness. I follow the outstretched corridors, peering in through meshed security-glass to vacant spaces void of their usual hustle-bustle, noting florescent tubes aglow for no one in particular. The odd grad-student ambles to the...

Five Historical Music Tragedies

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These are not tragedies in any normal sense of the word, but rather the tragic mishaps with the law, death and romance that drive these musical divas into history. Whether it’s ended in blood or tears, it’s always ended with something being engraved for...

Should You Have a Threesome? Things to consider

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A threesome is like the holy grail of sexual escapades. It’s new, it’s exciting, it’s fun but it’s also a very delicate situation that takes some careful planning and deliberation. How can three people, especially if two of them are in a committed relationship,...

Ask a counsellor: Friends and family unsupportive of goals

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I’m working really hard on goals that I’ve set for myself… but my friends and family are not being supportive – and are actually getting in the way! What should I do? This is an issue that many people encounter. We see it a lot...