Thursday morning, April 21, 2016. Paisley Park, Minneapolis. A panicked call to 911. An unresponsive male in an elevator. Paramedics rush to the scene, performing CPR, but alas it is too late. Prince Rogers Nelson is pronounced dead at 10:07 AM. The world goes into shock. At only 57 years old, a legend has died.…
The other day, I was lucky enough to come into contact and interview author, writer, host, feminist, and expert in all things geek, Sam Maggs. In addition to writing for a gaming company, having her work featured across the web in publications like the Mary Sue, and hosting the Cineplex preshow, Sam has recently taken the…
Last Friday, April 8, the dynamic duo by the name of Twenty One Pilots put on an incredible show at the Big Four Building right here in Calgary as part of the Canadian installment of their Blurryface tour, Calgary being their second last stop in Canada. The band, consisting of drummer Josh Dun as well as…
Religion has always been a fundamental aspect of identity, community and worldview. It has formed nations and destroyed them. It has driven people to explore new lands and also to close their borders. Religious beliefs, or even lack thereof, ultimately shapes our understanding of those around us, our interaction with others and ultimately the entire…
February 14th 2016 marked the day of the Democratic primary election in New Hampshire, winning by 60.4% against his opponent Hillary Clinton. Making Bernie Sanders officially one of the front runners in the Democratic race. After entering America’s Presidential Election on April 30th 2015, Sanders was considered an underdog, starting out with only 7% of predicted…
With the endless streams of media and news at our fingertips, who has time to sort through hundreds of articles in order to stay on top of current events? Add in the hustle & bustle of your everyday life, the news might then be the last thing on your mind. There are 5 solutions to…
(Disclaimer: All ideas expressed are my own and sources for facts are provided throughout the article. I am not a professional counsellor and therefore if you are finding it difficult to cope with loss, please seek professional help. The Distress Centre’s ConnecTeen program is a great resource.) [source] On Saturday, February 6th, Calgary was rocked with the news…
A new Oxfam report shows that 62 billionaires have more money than the poorest half of the global population (3.5 billion). The Oxfam report calls for urgent action on the growing trend of a supermassive wealth gap. This global wealth distribution gap is growing very quickly, having seen that in 2010; 388 billionaires owned as much as…
You are going to run out of time. In today’s day and age, it’s so easy to get caught up in scheduling and missing important pivotal life moments. With Instagram and Facebook and trying to get the perfect image, we too often fail to be a part of the moment we are trying so desperately…
The title of this blog tells nothing, yet, you came in knowing exactly what it was about: the hydrogen bomb. But surprise! This will tell you little about the bomb itself, but more about the human psyche. Of Aesop’s fables, there is a tale of a shepherd who, out of boredom, screams for help…
Walking into the ConnecTeen office on a mid November evening, I was met with the calming sound of mild conversation and the tapping of fingers against keyboards. Immediately I was met with kindness and felt right at home. In a situation that should’ve made me feel nervous for not knowing anyone, Vanessa De Souza, and…
Certain factors that cause climate change come to mind when you think of global warming, like the burning of fossil fuels, excess usage of water, overuse of landfills, etc., and these factors are all covered by the news and government workers attempt to fix and cut back on these issues mildly every year. It has…
“People who are bisexual have to live with the knowledge that they could lose everyone they care about with just two words.” My initial research into what it meant to identify as being bisexual held terrifying promises such as these. Words that I initially dismissed as untrue or perhaps an exaggeration. When I first came…
In August of this year, plans were unveiled for a new downtown stadium-arena, dubbed CalgaryNEXT. The structure would not only house a new football stadium, but also a new hockey arena and a multipurpose fieldhouse. CalgaryNEXT would be replacing McMahon Stadium and the Scotiabank Saddledome in addition to fulfilling the demand for a fieldhouse. After…
{Source} You never really know what the New Year will bring until it’s December 31st and you’re trying to piece 12 months worth of memory. 2015, undoubtedly, was a year that flew right by. But that’s not without a laundry list of events we’d like to forget about or remember for the rest of our lives.…