Whitewater Wisdom Matt Shipley (he/him) // Columnist You open your eyes slowly, dew frosting your eyelashes. You shake the sand off of your hands, then use them to rub the…
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Queeries
Being the Queer-Coded Villain Rain Marie (She/They) // Columnist I’ve always considered myself a very proud and vocal member of the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community. Despite the fact that coming to understand…
The Unbeaten path
Golden Hour Matt Shipley (he/him) // Columnist There’s something almost mystical about a perfect sunset—so much so that it’s impossible to explain. It’s more than just an image of raw…
QUEERies
The Journey and Complexities of Coming Out Rain Marie (She/They) // Columnist There was a stillness in the air as my eighth-grade class huddled onto the frostbitten grass of our…
Sexless in the City
Ode to a F**kboy Jayde Atchison // Columnist As the sunrise lit up his living room and his hands lightly pulled on my waist, he told me, “I didn’t realize…
Overlook, BC
Canine Counterfeits David Eusebio Coming from a suburban neighbourhood in Ottawa, it was remarkable to see houses in remote areas around the Lower Mainland. When I see homes in 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…
What’s Brewing?
The life-giving, world-changing power of red bush tea Cam Loeschmann // Columnist In the Cederburg region of South Africa’s Western Cape Province, rooibos and other members of the Faboideae subfamily…
Overlook, BC
Nellie Cashman: An Unstoppable Force David Eusebio // Columnist When I moved to BC, I stepped up my hiking game. I didn’t have a chance to explore Ottawa’s trails, but…