Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting with Thanusha Veeraperumal, the blogger of the month for February 2019. Thanusha is a grade 12 student at Lester B. Pearson High School. She joined Youth Are Awesome (YAA) in August of 2018, and has already contributed much to the blog. What resonated with me throughout our ‘interview’…
So you’re a card game fanatic? Well, boy do you have to know or experience playing this one. Kobo is a card game that involves memory and card manipulation. Now let me tell you, this game gets so intense and heated sometimes that you will discover how much of snake you and your friends can…
Have you every wondered what it would be like to have a friend in every city you travelled to? Have your voice heard in the House of Commons? Or simply just staying at Ottawa for a week? Well, if any of your reactions to these questions got you excited, Forum is the place for you. …
Jason Kenney, born in Oakville, Ontario, moved with his family to Wilcox, Saskatchewan, at the age of 8, where his father was named president of Notre Dame College. Upon graduating from Notre Dame College in Wilcox, Jason went on to study philosophy at the University of San Francisco. In his early twenties, Kenney came to…
“Fear does not go away by itself. You have to confront your fear, mold it, then learn to control it in it’s own irrational reality. Every human being has the power to do just that. To go deep within and confront your inner being is a powerful act. Going deep and developing the will power…
Politics can be boring. But some of the candidates can be fun! I present to you, Derek Fildebrant: The Hunter of Deer, the Landlord of Airbnbs, Double Claimer of Meals, and much more. There is a lot to be said about this man, but one glance at his Twitter will show you one very important…
By: Vidhisha Wagle 1. To Kill A Mockingbird To Kill A Mockingbird is one the applicable books of literature everyone should read. This book is still applicable to current events that happen around us. It’s relatable as the characters in the book are going through school and they are still finding out how the world…
The first time I saw this poem by William Carlos Williams was in Grade 9 LA class, and it still remains one of the most strange poems in my memory. This is it: so much dependsupon a red wheelbarrow glazed with rainwater beside the whitechickens Ambivalent ideas organized in an even more ambiguous structure —…
By: Vidhisha Wagle These predicted five breakthroughs will change the course of science forever, breaking more boundaries than ever. 1. A Look at Black Holes While many of us have heard about black holes and their energy, numerous times scientists have been able to confirm it’s existence. However by measuring the motions of these stars…
In 1980’s Harlem, the entirety of the queer community was hidden. In New York, the queer community survived in artful safe spaces of dance, creation, and expression. The drag ball scene is illuminated issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation faced by the marginalized communities of New York, and by extension, society as a whole.…
Glaucous A splendid shade of blue. 2. Malachite An emerald green and tourquiose mixture. 3. Eburnean Similar to the colour ivory but with more yellow tint. 4. Fulvous Reminds me of orange sunsets. 5. Razzmatazz A hot pink colour with a razzling dazzling name. 6. Mikado Almost the same colour of the magic school bus…
Compared to white women, black mothers die at three times the rate during childbirth. Racism in healthcare has consistently failed women of colour. History of inhumane experiments on slaves has institutionalized stereotypes regarding how black people should be cared for. Many doctors still hold the belief that African Americans can handle more pain, leading to…
So I’m currently in Bio 20 AP, and as an AP student, there are going to be clear differences than the regular curriculum. However, I was not expecting this: To individually or in pairs, select a topic, and complete this massive (to me) plant project. More specifically, we grow plants, conduct an experiment, create a…
Google Pixel 3 Trailer! At first the Google Pixel may not seem different from other phones around the globe, but as you look closer, it is astonishing what you will come to conclude. “With features like Super Res Zoom, Night Sight, a wide-angle selfie lens, and Google Assistant built deep into the phone’s OS, the…
On March 14, 1979, Judy Chicago’s art instillation, “The Dinner Party,” was opened at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. That instillation pushed feminist art to the limelight, changing the lives of women, and forever defining Chicago as a legend. Now, “The Dinner Party” is permanently installed in the Brooklyn Museum, but the life…