For a commuter school, we have a parking problem
During the summer
of 2019, it was announced that all parking passes would be sold online.
This decision was most likely made after
students lined up...
Challenging the power of professors
Mitchell Huynh, a sessional lecturer in the management program at UTM,
has made national headlines for making students purchase a copy of his book,
get it...
Why I read the news but no longer watch the news
For the past two years, I have not watched television news. Yes, that’s
right. In the fall of 2017, I made a conscious decision to...
Raising the bar on municipal government
I have noticed that when speaking about politics, there tends to be a
level of government that is easily overlooked. Municipal governments – and by
extension...
Feeling numb while watching the news? It might be compassion fatigue
The new decade
roared into existence earlier this month, with a news cycle dominated by the
fear of another world war, an entire continent burning, and...
Dealing with depression: It’s time for the right support
This is the third and final part in a series on mental health.
In 2017, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported depression as the leading...
The intergenerational rift: ok, boomer
There is a famous quote that is often attributed to Socrates complaining
about ancient Athenian youth. The quote lists all the things that are wrong
with...
Rethinking the handcuffing incident
Over the past two weeks, many of us have heard about a student who was
handcuffed in the HCC after seeking help for suicidal ideation....
Internalized sexism slides into our lives
I come from two countries—Mexico and Kazakhstan—where explicit sexism is
the social norm and where the word feminism evokes fear in most girls and
laughter in...
Examining the root causes of depression
This is the
second part in a series on mental health.
Many of us have
felt it: a state of loneliness accompanied by a lack of motivation...
Antisemitism on campus: A worrying trend
Last week, I
originally intended to write an opinion piece on the fight by Jewish students
at St. George—under the banner of the Kosher Forward Campaign...
On tribes and better conversations
In the age of Trump and Brexit, and in a time when topics like
immigration, religion, and personal ethics give rise to strong emotional
reactions, conversations...