The merit behind student journalism
And so it’s over for another year.
I speak to you as the outgoing managing editor, and the incoming editor-in-chief.
Wild, right? Who would have thought...
Being caught in the middle
The terms “first-generation” and “second-generation” are all too well-known in the immigrant household vocabulary. However, what many overlook is the awkward gray area in...
How we should discuss M103
In 2015, when I heard Iqra Khalid speak at UTM during the campaigning period for the Mississauga-Erin Mills riding, she was a newly-minted Liberal...
Finding the motivation to create
Okay so, this is an op-ed that is meant to tell you, the reader, to just do the thing that you’ve been wanting to...
Ego shouldn’t deter kindness
Time and time again I’m faced with this challenge of dealing with people who make you feel like you’re worthless. It’s almost become natural...
Don’t blame journalists for their job
Last week, I read a tweet by UTM Students for Life, saying that I stand with them because I wrote a couple of articles...
Yes, being an artist is a real job
My brother, in first year, as he was waiting to talk to his TA, was asked by a fellow student what program he was...
You’re never too old to stop learning
I was listening to Chris Hardwick speak to Neil Degrasse Tyson on The Nerdist. In their conversation, Tyson mentioned that when we become older,...
Forget the past & future, focus on the now
Agh, thinking sucks.
“What are you studying? What are you going to do after you graduate? Are you excited? What do you plan on doing...
Photojournalism: more than just a shot
The anniversary of 9/11 brings moments of homage, memory, and prayer across the world.
With any tragic event in history also comes controversy, and I’m...
A very (non)sentimental thank you
It’s been a long day. I think after spending, on occasion, as many as 14 hours in this office on a Sunday with school...
Words from a photojournalist turned writer
I’ve been at this newspaper for two years now and I’ve never written once for this paper. My job as the photo editor is...