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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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First Person: My journey to writing a children’s book

Grinje Randa Bringi
November 08, 2024

First Person: My discovery of the year? I really enjoy exercise

Mackenzie Cardinal
November 04, 2024

Three years ago, the author felt hesitant and fearful of facing the camera. Now, she stands tall and calm when facing others' lenses.

First Person: It’s okay to pursue beauty, but don’t lose yourself in the process

Yuye Jiang
October 28, 2024

The author once attempted to be a hall-pass kingpin. Today, the message he shares

Photo: holding onto your morals is more important than popularity. Photo credit

First Person: My grade-school plan to climb the social ladder through hall passes

Steven Dalloo
October 28, 2024

Zhiqi Zhou, who is in her seventh year of studying in Canada, says she has come a long way.

First Person: Feeling overwhelmed as an international student is common

Zhiqi Zhou
October 18, 2024

Street art found along the Playas de Tijuana Boardwalk in Tijuana, Mexico.

“We sometimes encounter people, even perfect strangers, who begin to interest us at first sight, somehow suddenly, all at once, before a word has been spoken.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment.

First Person: Lost in Tijuana

Cole Crossthwaite
October 18, 2024

First Person: Adventuring solo doesn’t need to be lonely

Ethan Macleod
October 16, 2024

The author flexes for the camera. Don't let her sleeper build fool you - she can do one whole pull-up.

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First Person: Why I’m proud to be a boxer

Claire Donnan
October 11, 2024

My grandfather, Pierre, and me in front of his 2019 Mercedes SL 550 before a car meet on Thursday, Oct. 3.

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First Person: Love of cars revs up family bonds

Emmet Paradis
October 08, 2024

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First Person: Living alone has shown me silence has its own rhythm

Agrani Tiwari
October 08, 2024

The author with two of her cats, Cucumber (left) and Strawberry (right).

Photo: Stephanie Taylor

First Person: There is nothing wrong with being a crazy cat lady

Stephanie Taylor
October 08, 2024

When we engage in rage online, we're not doing justice to the communication skills humanity has taken centuries to develop, argues Tyler Reis-Sanford

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Put the phone down, idiot

Tyler Reis-Sanford
July 18, 2024

There are parts of social media fitness culture that can be motivating, but influencers will always be toxic, says writer Sophie Daly.

Opinion: Fitness influencers are ruining social media

Sophie Daly
April 12, 2024

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

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

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Opinion: Why we shouldn’t care about cringe culture

Siobhan Rollo
April 04, 2024

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

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