Category: Op Ed
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This election is about us
BY JAKE HRIBLJAN I can’t escape from Donald Trump. No matter how hard I try, the star of everyone’s new favourite television series, ‘U.S. Elections 2016’, follows me like a shadow. Such is life in our instantaneous electronic universe. YouTube is recommending me Trump joke videos (or should I say Drumpf?), the evening news is…
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Parents’ divorce affects adult children too
BY NATALIA CAMARENA I remember sitting in my second grade class when my teacher asked us, “Which of you have parents that are still married?” I was a little confused by the question; I thought everyone’s parents were together. However, much to my surprise many of my friends’ hands remained down. It was then that…
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Finding love in your lipstick
BY KELSEY LYONS Lipstick is a girl’s best friend, especially in hard times. In the 2008 financial meltdown, top cosmetic company L’Oréal revealed that when the rest of the economy was suffering, their sales were rising by 5.3 per cent. Journalists noticed this particular trend and called it the “Lipstick Effect,” which led to a…
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Jumping on the Star Wars bandwagon
BY ALEXA MENARD It’s a cool movie. It’s a cool series. You have to admit, Star Wars is one of the most popular series of the last 40 years. With top notch effects, an interesting story and lines we’ll remember until we’re old and grey, there’s no wonder that even before it became “mainstream”, it…
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Should Trudeau legalize pot?
The Trudeau Liberals captured a majority government two weeks ago, primarily on the wave of support for their many campaign promises. One, the legalization of marijuana, has been hotly debated for many years. Is legalization a victory for personal liberty, or an act best left undone? JAKE HRIBLJAN The late, great philosopher Terence McKenna once…
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If Harper wants to end terrorism, he should stop participating in it
EDITORIAL BY JAKE HRIBLJAN Terror. What images come to mind at the sound of that word? September 11th, George W. Bush’s declaration of the “War on Terror”, al-Qaida, the Islamic State: these images pour in before the last “r” can be uttered. Politicians, both Canadian and American, bombard us with warnings of terrorists in the Middle…
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Is this Canada’s war?
On Monday, Oct. 20, Martin Couture-Rouleau, a Muslim convert, purportedly ran over a soldier in a parking lot in Quebec. Then, on Oct. 22, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, another Muslim convert, shot Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and was later hunted and killed. This shooting is the second attack hinting at connections with the Islamic State of Iraq and…
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Looking for love in the Tinder jungle
STORY BY STEPHANIE ALBA Tinder – this generation’s matchmaker, helps users scan those ready to mingle within their area. A simple signup through your Facebook profile makes the app hard to resist, but unlike other online dating sites that match your interests with a hopeful single, Tinder is based solely on your selfie. Your…
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Can one little word help stop campus sex assaults?
BY ROBERT MOODIE AND KATE WOODS The new ‘Yes means Yes’ law that was passed in California in August is about young adults giving verbal or very clear non-verbal consent to sexual activity. Universities in California are now required to teach students why an affirmative ‘Yes’ is important and what non-verbal consent looks like. Students…
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A global village in poverty
STORY BY JUNE SEO When most people think about poverty they usually think about a Third World country. The reality is that poverty is much closer to home. On my 18th birthday, I moved out of my parents’ home and got a glimpse of poverty in Brantford. According to Canada Without Poverty’s website, 450,000 to…