One student’s rant on diploma exams

For those of us in Grade 12, the coming days are a harbinger of stress and hours of studying – diploma exams are here. Worth 50%, these 2-3 hour multiple choice and/or essay exams are often the deciding factor when it comes to things like passing and failing a course; getting into the university of…

How to fall asleep easier (naturally!)

Is there anything worse than sleepless nights? Who can forget the utter feelings of despair and hopelessness of lying in your bed, checking the clock what feels like every hour only to find that in fact only three minutes have passed, wishing that you will somehow, magically fall asleep. If you can relate to the…

Poem: the beauty of nature

The wind blows, As the clouds had arose. Rain pouring down, Upon the beautiful town. Birds hiding in the trees, Everywhere drifting leaves. The lightning is coming, While it hits with heavy striking. The lightning had then stop, And I look up to see a drop. Then comes a rush of hail. It was constant…

SOPA & PIPA: Explained in four paragraphs

Author’s note: Is there any topic that you would like to see covered in four paragraphs? Leave it in the comments below and maybe I’ll cover it in a later blog. Update: Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of SOPA, said on Friday that he is pulling the bill “until there is wider agreement on a solution.”…