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Opinion: Fitness influencers are ruining social media

Sophie Daly — April 12, 2024

"Thinspiration" trends are hurting people's mental health and fitness culture

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Genuine support for any cause should come from a place of understanding, says writer Grinje Randa Bringi.

Opinion: Coerced support results in performative activism

Grinje Randa Bringi — April 04, 2024

Pressuring people into supporting a cause is ineffective, especially as it pertains to issues of war and politics

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Cringe culture has always existed but we have always survived it, writer Siobhan Rollo says.

Opinion: Why we shouldn’t care about cringe culture

Siobhan Rollo — April 04, 2024

Guess what? Everyone is cringey

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International students shouldn't be used as scapegoats for nationwide issues, writer Nathalia Lencioni says

Opinion: Scapegoating international students is a distraction from housing and policy woes

Nathalia Lencioni — April 04, 2024

Targeting international students deflects responsibility from those in the position to remedy long-standing national troubles

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Spring brings time for rejuvenation and reflection

Spring brings time for rejuvenation and reflection

Office of the President
April 20, 2023

Algonquin Times writer Justin Hancock-LeFebour

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Gender-neutral bathrooms are saving the college in ways you might not realize

Justin Hancock-Lefebour
April 18, 2023

Algonquin Times writer Kit Gervais

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Why ask for preferred names? They won’t get used anyway

Kit Gervais
April 18, 2023

Algonquin Times reporter Kate Playfair

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The cost of sleeping in is killing students’ mental health

Kate Playfair
April 18, 2023

U-Pass or no U-Pass, that is the question

Brahim Ait Ouzineb
April 18, 2023

Algonquin Times writer Kerry Slack

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Orthodontist in Peru, barista in Canada. Where are the bridge programs?

Kerry Slack
April 18, 2023

Algonquin Times writer Arty Sarkisian

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Cartoons over politics

Arty Sarkisian
April 12, 2023

Algonquin Times writer Rebekah Houter

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Bright city lights make me miss the stars

Rebekah Houter
March 27, 2023

The various devices that make modern life so convenient for students.

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Be thankful for the benefits of the modern student life

Connor Lalande
November 03, 2022

Cranky old student Nathan Drescher wants you to keep it down in the lavatory

Photo: Aadil Naik

Can it with the funny business in the washrooms

Nathan Drescher
November 02, 2022

Violence is a part of our daily news intake, and it has stopped having the effect it should, writer Aadil Naik argues.

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How did we become so desensitized to overt violence?

Aadil Naik
October 20, 2022

The recent municipal election fair in E building.

Photo: Leslie Bader

Editorial: Students must vote to be heard

Cameron Ryan
October 20, 2022

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I love school but I hate going to school

Magan Carty
October 18, 2022

A message from your SA president

SA President
October 04, 2022

Campus life returns stronger than ever.

Campus life returns stronger than ever.

Office of the President
September 26, 2022

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Mood Check: Are international students city or country people?

Alyx Ewing
August 17, 2022

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