Libraries are magical places, there’s no doubt about it. Although Harry Potter may provide a great example of the wealth of knowledge that libraries can provide you, there are real world reasons why libraries are magical in and of themselves. 1. You can learn more than Wikipedia could even dream of In the age of…
What is this about? Having a society based on pressure for high achievements in all walks of life, reverence for aesthetics, and strict maintenance of the Confucian hierarchy, the Republic of Korea understandably has an annually increasing rate of suicide. It has maintained its second place in the OECD Suicide Rates for a long time.…
What do you want to be when you grow up? I’m sure we’ve all heard this question before. How does it make you feel? It makes me feel uncomfortable and pressured to make a decision. It’s something that we may ask young children just for fun. You’re amused by their cute answers of: “I want…
Whether it really is that we are constantly bombarded with advertisements and movies telling us to be thinner, curvier, etc., or just that we have too much time on our hands in 2015 to NOT obsess over our appearance (plus, so many mirrors! Mirrors everywhere), the fact of the matter stands: a lot of people, especially teenagers,…
Click here for part 1. So, How Well Does Econ Pay? *I got the average salaries from your career counsellor approved occinfo.alis.alberta.ca. Let me start by just showing how an economics degree is a good stepping stone: Geology majors ideally become a geologist. Civil engineering trains you to become an engineer. Accounting paves your path to…
The ideals of mainstream or “white” feminism are almost as old as the movement itself. As defined by Huffington Post Senior Women’s Editor, Emma Gray, in a crash-course video on white feminism, white feminism is “feminism that ignores intersectionality”. What this means is that white feminism separates issues of gender from all other matters of…
This degree: Keeps your GPA high Grants you work opportunities after four years Is a top scorer in MCAT and LSAT Lets you earn more in average than an Engineering degree Allows for an easy double majors or multiple minors Is in demand Is one of the best degrees to take to PhD level Has…
Finals are almost upon us and for some, diploma preparation has already begun. As my first semester comes to a close I quickly scatter to begin studying. I have noticed that my study habits have taken a turn over the last few months. A whole semester can take a lot out of someone and to…
This Saturday, delegates from nearly 200 Nations came to an agreement to further prevent global climate change, and to promote environmental sustainability, at COP21. The 21st “Conference of Parties,” took place in Paris over the past weeks and unlike past global initiatives such as the Kyoto Protocol in 1997; included far more nations, regardless of…
So winter break is (almost) upon us, and that means that my very first semester of late French immersion (and junior high) is completed! Some of my friends have been asking how I find French immersion, and I thought I might share some things that I’ve noticed at my first few months at Branton bilingual…
This Saturday, the Calgary Boys’ Choir presents “Sharing Peace” to highlight international issues of disparity and inequality worldwide as we enter the season of giving. Earlier this week I had the privilege of being able to speak with Choir Director, Paul Grindlay. Paul has been with the Calgary Boys’ Choir since 2004 and this year…
For my 17th birthday, I got my first job at Dairy Queen. Finally one step closer to taking over the world. Two summers ago, I got my first job interview at Calaway Park, which was outside the city, though it had shuttle bus access. Needless to say, I didn’t get accepted because: I didn’t want to work full…
Abdul Halim al-Attar, Syrian refugee and now the owner of 3 businesses, didn’t have a great start. A photograph of him selling pens on the street in Syria whilst carrying his sleeping daughter went viral throughout the world, sparking sympathy and grief. I remember seeing the picture online a few months ago in August, and…
Some days … are just supposed to be gloomy. For example, when you’re suddenly woken up from a sub par sleep, having the night before around 4am decided whether or not to pull an all nighter, or suffer the pain from a three hour nap. Yeah, I had one of those nights. Also keep in mind continuing…
Throughout the last couple of years, the North American society has progressed significantly in terms gender equality and LGBTQ rights. Something new that has recently emerged is gender-neutral bathrooms. There are many controversial opinions surrounding this topic as many schools, universities, and even workplaces, are hoping to use these restrooms. {source} A large conflict concerning the…