5 Events to go before Semester Two starts
Nothing to do before semester two starts? Go and find out what’s fun and awesome to do in the city!!
“Stradivari’s Secret” ; the story of Joseph Nagyvary
To most violinists, buying a violin made by Stradivari, Guarneri, Guadagnini, or Amati is an absolute dream. To luthiers, producing an instrument to the likes of those great makers is a life-long venture. And Joseph Nagyvary made that venture a little bit easier. Joseph Nagyvary was a chemist. Born in 1934 in Szeged, Hungary, he…
5 Best programs the Calgary Library offers to High School students
What you don’t expect from a library: free practice tests and diploma, learning a new language, Job and Carrer search, Homework help?
What I Learned From a Semester of Yoga
Yoga has got to be one of the longest-standing health fads out there. It can be traced back to India around the sixth and fifth centuries B.C., and is definitely the only one listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. The word yoga in Sanskrit roughly translates to “union,” and the activity is based…
An interview with Nash Consing, Author of “The Mattress Catalogue”
I discovered American poet Nash Consing purely by chance. Scrolling through my Instagram feed on a late May evening nearly two years ago, I came across a collaboration between Nash and fellow Instagram poet, Alexa (@ar_poems). I subsequently followed Consing’s account, and perhaps it was the mix of writing and aesthetics that drew me in…
A World Without Chocolate
Most of you have probably tasted chocolate in one form or another and most of you will agree that it was a great taste. Could you imagine a world without it?
The Troubles of Being a Short Girl
Ladies and gentlemen, I am a short girl. In a society where the average Canadian female is 5 feet 4 inches, I fall below average at a whopping 5 feet 1 inch. Personally, I have no problem with my height. It’s a part of who I am, and I’ve learned to embrace it! With that being…
The 5 Stages of Culture Shock
Have you ever gone someplace new feeling all excited, then realizing all you want to do is go back home but soon you adapted? Then, when you go home again, it isn’t what you expect? Well that roller coaster of emotions is called Culture Shock. Culture Shock is the concept of entering a new environment,…
Dragging Out Franchises: Anime Edition
Watching anime and reading manga has always been one of my favourite pastimes; it was a huge part of my childhood, where I would watch weekly episodes with my siblings (when anime still aired on television!). On November 27, one of my all-time favourite anime — Code Geass— announced a sequel to their first and…
Meet Canada’s New National bird: the Gray Jay
Canada. Home of the polar bears, the Maple leaf, beavers, cold weather, polite people (and I could continue), and…the Gray jay. Out of the above list, odds are your brain was able to associate an image with each item, with the exemption of the last… the Gray jay. Until a couple of days ago I…
Wait a minute… it’s already December?
This revelation came to me about two minutes before I started wring this post. That’s right, we’re on our last month until 2017. And because this year has been so unique, I’ve decided to list my highlights of 2016. 1. Olympics: This year’s Olympics in Rio, Brazil, was certainly unlike any that has ever happened…
7 Unique Christmas Gift Ideas for Everyone On Your List
As much as I am not a fan of starting to celebrate the holidays early, I am an early Christmas shopper. The earlier I’ve made my list, checked it twice and bought all of my gifts, the earlier I can relax and eventually begin to enjoy the season, once its time has arrived of course.…
Pixel: Google’s Latest Release and their Ultimate Game Changer
For the most part, you’re either team Apple or team Samsung; however, Google has joined the competition. With the company’s latest advancement in self-driving cars, universal wifi and Google VR, they’ve brought in a smartphone called Pixel. Ok Google, what’s this all about? It all comes down to this tech ecosystem that Google has been…
Paying For Our Futures; Post Secondary Education
It is no question that getting an education after high school is expensive, but has it become so expensive that students are unable to afford the luxury of a degree. As the job market becomes more competitive going to university or college is a no brainer. How has the expense of university risen over the…
It’s ok, I’ll do it tomorrow
The “I’ll do it tomorrow” mentality is something that all of us are familiar with, but why? We’ve all heard it multiple times that we should always always always focus on the now. Yet we all know, it’s not that easy. The thing about tomorrow is that it makes the perfect excuse for everything and,…