A Playlist To Wind Down To This Spring Break
It’s finally time to calm down
The Vimy Pilgrimage Award- 2018
In late-October 2017, my social teacher introduced an opportunity to me, called the Vimy Pilgrimage Award: a fully-funded week-long educational experience to Belgium and France, where you go to learn about Canada’s efforts in the First World War. Curious to see what would happened, I applied and to my surprise: I won. Now this was…
50 Things To Do During Spring Break
Travel Hang out with friends Go swimming Go to the movies Play volleyball Watch every episode of The Office on Netflix Reread your favourite series Go skiing/snowboarding Visit family Go to the Telus Spark Science Centre Eat sushi Go shopping Try a new sport Go to a trampoline park Visit the Calgary Zoo Go bowling…
American Youth Say #NeverAgain To Gun Violence
On March 14th 2018, students across America participated in a nationwide walkout that was both a memorial and protest against the deadly Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting that occurred a month previously on February 14th 2018. The shooting marked the deadliest high school shooting in American history and has prompted many to press lawmakers to…
Iranian New Year!!
A new year is just around the corner! Tuesday, March 20 2018 at 10:15 AM (mountain time), will be the official start of the year 1397, or the moment of ‘saal tahvil.’ It’s kind of funny to consider the western calendar, and how 1397 would be considered part of the medieval times… so are we…
Thoughts on Duolingo
I’m sure many of you have heard of Duolingo, an online program to learn languages. As of this moment, there are 27 languages available for English speakers, the most popular of which are Spanish, French, and German. Duolingo makes learning like a game, with points, “lingots” you can use to get power-ups, and streaks. It…
An Opinion: Mass Shootings in the United States
America: Land of the Free, Home of the Brave, and the world’s deadliest nation by far when it comes to gun violence.
Event Listing, Calgary : March For Our Lives
Never Again.
What’s On My Phone
Disclaimer: I don’t have an iPhone X. Instagram and Snapchat are the obvious apps, but what else do I have on my phone? I don’t know about you, but I’m always interested to see what’s on other peoples’ phones. How they organize apps and which ones they use in general. Consider yourself lucky because I’m…
5 Board Games To Try With Friends!
No more broken friendships caused by Monopoly!
Event Posting: Operation Med School 2018
Are you interested in pursuing a career in the health sciences? If so, check out Operation Med School! This Saturday, the one-day conference which aims to inspire and inform youth who are interested in a future career in medicine will be held at the U of C Health Sciences Building. Last year, OMS inspired…
Recapping the Olympic’s and the great success of Canada!
Recapping the awesome Olympic’s for team Canada!
Music
It’s interesting how people often surprise you with their unexpected preferences, and one example I’ve been reflecting on lately is music. It’s not uncommon to see people walking around wearing earbuds, living in a world of music that the rest of us cannot hear or understand. But I do often wonder what it is people…
The Unique Appeal of Dystopian Fiction
…and why it’s important to us
Fortnite Battle Royale – Hit or Miss?
If you “keep up with the times”, so to speak, then you would know what Fortnite is. Kids and teens alike all over North America are obsessing over this game, and some may think, “Why?” Well, I’m here to teach you. Welcome! Fortnite is a completely free to play multiplayer game developed and published by Epic Games. Now,…