Past mistakes should be a chance to learn instead of being an exile from society Hassan Merali // ContributorValeriya Kim // Illustrator Earlier this year, Alexi McCammond, a political reporter…
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The Discourse of Self-Diagnoses
Self-diagnoses can be problematic, but unfortunately, for some, it’s the most accessible option Hassan Merali // ContributorLogan David // Illustrator “I’m kind of OCD about keeping my room clean.” The…
Virtual Reality: Is This Education’s New Normal?
Hassan Merali // Columnist Last March, a deadly pandemic seized the world and post-secondary education had to adapt its operations to new public health orders. We went from congregating on…
Virtual Reality
The Pandemic’s Proctorial Panopticon Hassan Merali // Columnist Every student has taken a proctored exam before. Tests usually take place in the presence of a teacher, who supervises to ensure…
GameStop and the Fall of Democracy
How the GameStop-Robinhood fiasco contributes to democratic decline Hassan Merali // ContributorSharleen Ramos // Illustrator In early January, a movement to invest in video game company GameStop (GME) started on…
Virtual Reality: Offline Means Left Behind
Hassan Merali // Columnist When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of daily life in March 2020, educational institutions were faced with a question: how will educators continue to deliver…
A Call for Canadian Black History in BC Schools
Former CapU student one of many organizing to combat systemic racism in education Hassan Merali // Contributor After the worldwide racial justice protests in the summer were sparked by the…
Virtual Reality: Screaming From Screen Time
Hassan Merali // Columnist The COVID-19 pandemic turned life upside down for students everywhere. As we were pushed out of physical classrooms, lectures moved online, and the Internet became our…
Afraid of Affection
How toxic masculinity stigmatizes intimacy between men Hassan Merali // ContrubutorLou Papa // Illustrator A recent Twitter post commenting on a picture of Joe Biden and his son, Hunter, caught…