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First Person: Bringing perspective on homelessness in the downtown core

Lara Simard — September 17, 2025

Often stigmatized, our community must realize the un-housed population did not choose this lifestyle.

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Making the effort: pronouncing people’s names correctly matters

Photo: Katelin Belliveau

Making the effort: pronouncing people’s names correctly matters

Breanna St-Jean
March 03, 2020

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What it feels like to be blindsided by anxiety

Arielle Hughes
February 20, 2020

Cannabis dispensary coming soon to College Square

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Cannabis dispensary coming soon to College Square

Phaedra Hamer
February 16, 2020

The vandalism of Algonquin’s mural is nothing new

Photo: Katelin Belliveau

The vandalism of Algonquin’s mural is nothing new

Angeleah Brazeau-Emmerson
February 13, 2020

Melanie Arul, illustration

Talking about mental health for one day a year is not enough

Julien St-Jean
February 12, 2020

Brenden Laframboise

Curling is like ‘chess on ice’ – and you should try it

Brenden Laframboise
February 12, 2020

A game of cricket took me behind ‘enemy’ lines

A game of cricket took me behind ‘enemy’ lines

Moiz Adil
November 28, 2019

Remembering a Fallen Warrior

Remembering a Fallen Warrior

Mike Athey
November 24, 2019

Illustration by Melanie Arul.

Speak up but don’t put people down: free speech is essential

Bradley Legault
November 18, 2019

I’m always late: I thought learning to knit might help me manage my time

I’m always late: I thought learning to knit might help me manage my time

Moiz Adil
October 31, 2019

Women continue to face sexism in politics

Women continue to face sexism in politics

Laura Nelson
October 31, 2019

Melanie Arul Illustration

Taking the safety off for your safety

Bradley Legault
October 10, 2019

Farah Khan

Photo: Emily Hsueh

A fitness and arts credit that only helps the rich get richer

Farah Khan
October 01, 2019

Blackface: It is kind of a big deal

Photo: Emily Hsueh

Blackface: It is kind of a big deal

Perushka Gopalkista
September 29, 2019

It’s time to update the U-Pass opt-out policies

It’s time to update the U-Pass opt-out policies

Brian G. Sharbin
September 26, 2019

Assumptions are natural, but we shouldn’t give in

Assumptions are natural, but we shouldn’t give in

Brian G. Sharbin
March 15, 2019

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