It’s 8:45 a.m. on a cold December morning as I step out of the car and spark my lighter. I…
My friend, the rapist
One evening as I drove my friend home from a night of board games, in the comfortable and safe darkness…
Good enough is better than perfect: #BellLetsTalk about student burnout
Brandi Fournier on Twitter: #BellLetsTalk about the fact I used to hate my body because people told me it wasn’t…
Can we learn to disagree, please?
Elizabeth Scherf hasn’t been on Facebook in months. After debates kept arising on her Facebook posts, the Carleton University human…
In between
“But where are you really from?” is a question I’ve heard one too many times. Honestly, I answer the question…
A vow to veg
Like most dads, my dad tries his hardest to find any way he can to pick on me. As he…
Confessions of a Starbucks employee
We asked three baristas from different Starbucks locations around Ottawa to share secrets from life behind the counter. Here is what they had to say:
7 stress-reducing tips for students
Imagine sitting at your desk with piles and piles of work you have yet to do, with the clock fast…
7 things newbies will learn at college or university
When I started my first year of college in September 2016, I thought the transition from my small high…
Choosing Ottawa: why some students travel a long way to study here
Ottawa is a city full of diversity. The international student rate has been rising in Ottawa for years now,…