Us lovely folks of Calgary are lucky to be having multiple musicians and bands coming to see us this year including an absolutely legendary band. Iron Maiden is coming to Calgary. If you’re a fan of metal, and especially metal from the ’80s, this is the most fantastic news. I was overjoyed when I found…
The sun is beginning to peak from the horizon, filling the adamant blue sky with its orange hue. Around, morning dew leaves its mark on leaves, and the petrichor emanates from the grass, a reminder that a new season of life is yet to commence. For a moment, you are transfixed back into time, lost…
With over 600 volunteer opportunities and 8 full-time programs, Youth Central has risen exponentially in its influence over Calgary’s youth since it was founded in 1992. Today, it is one of Calgary’s leaders in providing team-based volunteer opportunities for youth. By incorporating team building and reflection activities, Youth Central provides a unique experience for youth…
Social media in the modern age is a constantly evolving force, influenced by the changing new trends that shift how we consume content and media. Podcasts, although having been a concept for quite some time, have only recently reached record-breaking download figures and emerged with new popularity. Now available across multiple platforms such as Spotify…
If you’ve been in tune with the news this week, you have probably heard of the massive earthquakes hitting Turkey and Syria the past couple days. These two countries lay on geographical regions known as “fault lines,” which are essentially fractures between tectonic plates. These regions are highly prone to earthquakes as tectonic plates scrape…
Over the last few years with the rise of Tik Tok and short-form video content on the internet, a certain man has since risen to an absurd level of fame despite his outdated and controversial views. Andrew Tate, professional MMA fighter and human trafficker began his rise to fame after being featured in a select…
When thinking about the world’s heaviest organism, many of us might picture the blue whale or perhaps a large elephant. However, interestingly enough, the heaviest organism is a single aspen called Pando. Situated in the high-altitude area of Utah’s Fishlake National Forest, Pando–a colony of quaking aspen trees–is known as one of the oldest and…
With Bell Let’s Talk day approaching on January 25, I wanted to share some exciting updates about increasing mental health resources for children and adolescents. After COVID-19, the lasting effects of the pandemic have led to a surge in mental health struggles. In light of this, a centre for child and adolescent mental health has…
Recently we’ve all been hearing a lot about climate change, the negative impacts it’s having on our world and how we’ve probably doomed ourselves but, while focusing on these harsh truths we often forget to stop and look at the progress we’ve made. This past year the whole world has started fighting back against climate…
The few wandering elephants that roam Mozambique’s Gorongosa National Park are the lone survivors of their formerly large community, all bearing the indelible markings of the civil war that gripped the country for 15 years: Many are tuskless. The conflict, as well as years of prior poaching, killed off about 90% of these animals in…
School is approaching sooner than we all may have anticipated. My summer has been going at a pretty fast pace, and realizing that I only have less than a month left until the next school year begins. The most we want to do is make sure we start it off right and strong without any…
Every second, a garbage truck full of clothing ends up in the landfill. Do you know what the impact is of the clothing you wear every single day? The Impact of Fast Fashion Producing a single cotton T-shirt consumes 2,700 liters of water. That’s equivalent to that amount of water that could sustain one person for…
How much involvement can a family have in an individual’s medical matters, particularly when they are not conscious or in a clear state of mind to advocate for themselves? There are a multitude of ethical dilemmas that arise from this, and medical professionals are expected to respond instantaneously to these questions, as their decisions literally…
Recently, I have been reading Book 1 of The Republic by Plato and have come across some interesting philosophical comments regarding how the perception of justice varies depending on an individual’s own thoughts, opinions, and life experiences. What one might see as good can be seen as evil by the other person and vice versa,…
What is ADHD? ADHD (Adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) is one of childhood’s most common mental health disorders. ADHD often lasts into adulthood as it is usually first diagnosed in childhood. It includes persistent problems such as trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviours, and hyperactivity and impulsive behaviour. Unstable relationships, poor work or school performance, low self-esteem,…