Hi everyone. In my spare time, I decided to write a poem about the thoughts that run through my head during these cold winter days! Essentially, all I can think about are the homeless people that wander around our city looking for a warm and cozy place to live… something we take for granted. Today,…
Often deemed the most persecuted minorities in the world, the 800,000 Rohingya Muslims living in Myanmar’s Rakhine state and 200 000 that have fled to neighboring Bangladesh face one of the most prodigious plights of human rights violation in the world. The Rohingya people were once a part of the Arakan state, until it was…
Tom Flanagan, a successful man with an illustrative political and academic career, a professor at the University of Calgary, and a former top advisor and mentor to Stephen Harper, has nose dived from influence while giving a lecture at the University of Lethbridge. In response to a comment raised about child pornography, Flanagan expressed “grave…
“17,500 Calgarians are living below the current ‘living wage’..” “1 in 3 Children are under poverty in Alberta’s First Nations’ communities….” “Poverty affects 1 in 5 children under the age of 15 in Calgary..” Statistics on a report matter; yet so does your hands-on experience of eating what can be often deemed “third-world food” by…
Hey guys, as you all know, Annual Pinch-Anyone-Who-Isn’t-Wearing-Green Day is just around the corner! Believe it or not, there’s more to St. Patrick’s Day than just pinches! I came across this article on Time.com about 10 things You didn’t know about St. Patrick’s Day, check it out: Or, here’s a recap! 🙂 1. Did…
As we come out of a recession, increased attention has been put upon decreasing the unemployment rate and making companies more profitable – but what about people who already have jobs, but are underpaid? With talk in the United States of raising the minimum wage, salaries have become a prevalent topic in today’s political and…
Attention MUST be paid! *WWIII HAS JUST STARTED. EUROPE IS NOW IN CHAOS IN SPITE OF RUSSIAN INVASIONS.* Don’t worry, I’m just kidding. This didn’t happen to our real world, but rather at the University of Calgary. If you were not aware (Hopefully now you are), the University of Calgary held their annual Model…
A collaboration between dozens of artists around the globe, a beautifully crafted piece carrying a poignant, powerful message – we’ve all been there. What really touched me in this video was the effects of bullying, carried on long after adolescence, to this day. What to do? We’ve all heard those presentations. But the message…
Last week, I received a notice from my school explaining the criticism the local community was expressing towards the proposal of a 20 meter cellular tower near the premises of our school. Our school, housing more than 800 students from the surrounding communities, is adjacent to the Church ground where…
Still fretting over those scholarship essays? Well, don’t be scared, because it’s Joshua Liu to the rescue! As some of you may know, it’s this time of the year again, whether it’s college application or scholarship application, there are maybe like 12903823 essays to write, and that’s not including the ones for school. (Ahm.…
This is my first article on how to fix Alberta’s financial situation. Alberta has always been seen as a “have” province, with a great amount of natural resources fueling our growth. In the past weeks, however, residents all across Alberta received shocking news – we’re headed straight into debt city. If Alberta can’t solve its…
We are exposed to so much advertising everyday. Our society is continuously being consumed in a vast environment of the constant pursue to spend. Everywhere we go, we see ads for the latest phone, the latest shoe, the latest food. As a society, the push for us to spend our money on things we don’t…
Why has Canada been rendered penniless? February 4th marked the withdrawal of the one cent coin from circulation. Why is our beloved copper currency disappearing? The fact that its cost of production is far greater than it’s monetary value and that inevitable inflation has left the penny virtually unusable in small quantities are largely contributing factors. Sadly, penny candies are quite rare. Although…
The Chinese Lunar New Year is just around the corner. In less than two weeks, there will be a series of traditional celebration events happening in China and less remotely, Chinatown. Chinese culture has became pretty big over the last few decades in North America, due to the huge number of Chinese immigrants and of…
Would you want to go on a blind date with a book? The Calgary Public Library seems to think so. This poster says it all: “Who will your ‘book soul mate’ be? A thriller, a biography, perhaps a romance? Don’t worry if it doesn’t work out, simply return your date with no strings attached and…