Author: brittanypreocanin
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48 hours in New York City
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Have you ever felt inclined to unexpectedly take a trip somewhere? After a very long conversation about how much we had been working, my cousin and I decided to take a mini vacation. It only took a few minutes before we had booked a trip to New York City for $600, with…
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#OscarsSoLong
BY CAIT CARTER AND BRITTANY PREOCANIN Leonardo DiCaprio finally got his Oscar, Chris Rock threw down the #OscarsSoWhite issue and… wait a minute, Spotlight took home Best Picture? Aside from the red carpet gowns tying into a Disney princess theme, we decided to look into the biggest shockers of the night, and those that we…
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Beer enthusiasts hop to Winter Brewfest
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN It was only a matter of time before a winter beer festival would make its way to a city known for its craft beer scene. Although it hasn’t felt much like winter in Southern Ontario lately, Winter Brewfest brought cold beer, loud beats and food trucks inside Toronto’s rustic Heritage Court at…
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Straight from the Heart
BY JASMINE ANTHONY AND BRITTANY PREOCANIN If 100 people were asked to define love, there would likely be 100 different answers. From how we are brought up and the love that we’ve observed, to the relationships that we’ve had ourselves, every moment molds our idea of what love really is, or what it’s supposed to…
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Musical hilarity on the fly
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Infidelity, a fascination with the deep ocean and Calgary made for an interesting night at The Factory Theatre last Thursday. For the cast of One Night Only: The Greatest Musical Never Written, these three audience suggestions opened up the door to sidesplitting comedy, all of which was improvised. “I’ve been improvising for…
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The other side of fashion’s cultural appropriation
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN When I came across an article arguing that the dashiki featured on Elle Canada’s twitter page was cultural appropriation, it made me instantly think of the blue dragon kimono that hung in my closet. Ironically, my mother purchased it in San Francisco, with a tag stitched on the collar that reads “made…
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Struggling behind the scenes
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN For aspiring filmmakers and cinema fans, TIFF’s Higher Learning: First Things First open forum unspooled the reels to show what it’s like to create a coming-of-age film. “You hold the film in your mind and your heart and you know it has unique qualities and it deserves to be told,” said…
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Raising the “Ugly Bar” This Christmas
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN A visit to your grandmother’s closet, followed by a quick trip to the dollar store for gaudy decorations and super glue, was once the only way to create an ugly Christmas sweater for the holidays. But when the trend re-emerged around 2001, retailers started to pick up on the next big…
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Unemployable Ink
BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN An orange shaded octopus is draped across her shoulder, an anatomical heart rests on the left side of her back and a cursive quote streams down her forearm. They are three of 10 tattoos that cover her body. With four of her tattoos visible when she wears a t-shirt, Tara Koskinen is…
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Sisterhood of the travelling pant sizes
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN It was while browsing the ring selection at Pandora last week that I first found myself feeling segregated from the average sizes of society. Sure, there’s the awkward stage when a woman may no longer be able to shop at Garage, but who would ever think about being too big for…
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Inspiring Creativity in Learning
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Creativity is a learned skill; it’s something we are all capable of achieving. That was the message that David Usher shared through an inspiring and musical dialogue at Sheridan’s Creators Conference on Oct. 28. Although Usher’s talk was motivational, the college’s announcement of $100,000 in funding for SRCA (Scholarships, Research and…
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Money Guide
STORY BY BRITTANY PREOCANIN Being a student definitely comes with its perks—the responsibility, life experiences and decision-making, from day one to the day we graduate. We walk through these doors into a chaotic world of classrooms, time management, due date submissions and late night studying. On top of that, students get to look forward to…